Malaria in Rural Nigeria: Implications for the Millennium Development Goals

Alaba, Olufunke A.; Alaba, Olumuyiwa B.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8268.2009.00204.x

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“…The average number of loss days per malaria episode by household in Oyo was 16 and 15 days in the agrarian households and the non-agricultural segment respectively [10]. These values were higher than the present result.…”

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The Cost Implications of Malaria Burden on House Hold Expenditure among Socio-Economic Classes in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Amawulu¹,

Dorothy²

2017

J Trop Dis

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Understanding the economic burden of malaria is a pre-requisite to mounting long term control intervention among social classes in malaria endemic areas. The study determined the effect of malaria on house hold expenditure in Yenagoa metropolis during January, 2016 and March, 2016. A descriptive study design was adopted. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire from 287 respondents and analyzed using simple percentage, ANOVAs and Chi-square as statistical tools.The result showed that per capita income of respondents were lower than international standard.The average direct cost (cost of treatment) was higher than the indirect cost (cost of prevention). The monetary values of direct and indirect cost were N19.945.71 and N3423.41 respectively. These values vary across socio economic classes; differences were not significant (χ 2 c=642.99; df=5; P>0.05). The average cost of treatment per malaria episode (including direct and indirect costs) across occupational status ranges between N677.90 and N19,759.07. These values vary across occupational status. The differences were not statistically significant (χ 2 c=642.989; df=5; P>0.05). The average loss days to malaria were 9.51 days, translating to an average of N42,319.50 per loss days per malaria episode. The implication of this result has called for prompt attention from government, health planners and other agency for special interventions.

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“…The economic burden of malaria is the subject of much debate at both international, regional and local level [10][11][12][13][14]. Calculating the loss of productivity resulting from malaria related sickness is a pre requisite necessary to estimate the economic burden of malaria [15].…”

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The Cost Implications of Malaria Burden on House Hold Expenditure among Socio-Economic Classes in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Amawulu¹,

Dorothy²

2017

J Trop Dis

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“…Environmental attributes including rainfall and its pattern, relative humidity and temperature are some of the determinants that affect the ecology of the vector of malaria (Alaba and Alaba, 2009). According to Ukpong et al (2015), temperature plays a significant role in determining the transmission dynamics of the vector as well as the parasite growth and development.…”

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Some Determinant Factors of Malaria Prevalence in Nigeria

Bassey¹,

Izah²

2017

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Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality especially in the Sub-Sahara Africa, where significant deaths occur annually. Malaria is majorly caused by a protozoan of the genus Plasmodium which is transmitted by female Anopheles mosquito, an iniquitous dipteran fly. Malaria is endemic in Nigeria as such over 95% are at risk. The prevalence of malaria is depended on certain factors including medical conditions, environment/season and human status viz: pregnancy, blood group, Rhesus factor, age, gender and educational status. As such the predisposing factor of high prevalence of malaria within a location/locality needed to be ascertained in order to effectively manage the infection.

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“…In Nigeria, malaria is mostly caused by Plasmodium falciparum (Alaba and Alaba, 2009). The female anopheles mosquito transmits these parasites to human.…”

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confidence: 99%