Reliability of Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) for Malaria among Pregnant Women in Ido-Ekiti, Western Nigeria

Ibrahim, Amy; Bello, Ibrahim Sebutu; Shabi, Olabode Muftau; Gabriel-Alayode, E M; Agboola, S M; Elegbede, Olayide Toyin

doi:10.17265/2328-2150/2018.09.003

“…At the beginning simplified models of single and multi-stage absorption chillers based on energy and mass balances were implemented in EES (engineering equation solver), and evaluated (11,12). Main arguments were costs, complexity, the ratio of electrical power P EL produced in the SOFC to cooling capacity (Q ̇COLD = Q ̇EVA ), EER and energy losses of the exhaust gas leaving the generator (Q ̇LOSS ).…”

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Development of a Highly Flexible SOFC CCHP System Towards Demand-Oriented Power Generation from Renewable Fuels

Hauth

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Seidl

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Postl

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The coupling of AVLs 6 kW EL SOFC CHP system using an IKTS stack module with a 5 kW COLD absorption heat pump developed by TU Graz will be presented. The exhaust gas heat from the SOFC which is available at >200°C will be used to operate the thermally driven heat pump. The SOFCs fuel capability was extended towards renewable fuels such as biogas, and synthetic diesel using a novel gas cleaning concept. For buildings, a heat driven operation mode leads to low operating hours per year for conventional CHP systems during summer season. Generating cooling power in addition to heat will increase the annual operating hours per year and thus economic efficiency significantly. This analysis presents the capability of the SOFC CCHP system for a flexible and demand-oriented generation of electricity, heat and cooling power and shows how cold and cooling water temperatures influence the overall system size.

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“…Ekiti State has tropical climate with two distinct seasons; the rainy season (April-October) and the dry season (November -March). The full description of the study area was in our recent study [17].…”

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Utilization And Effectiveness Of Malaria Prevention Methods Among Pregnant Women In A Rural Community Of Ekiti State, South West Nigeria: A Cross- Sectional Study.

Ibrahim¹,

Agbesanwa

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Shabi

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Background: National surveys indicate that among countries in Africa where malaria is endemic, Nigeria alone accounts for 21% of pregnancies that are unprotected from malaria. The purpose of this study is to ascertain the extent of utilization and effectiveness of malaria prevention methods, to find out the existing relationship between maternal parasitaemia and the effectiveness of these methods at (p<0.05) level of significance.Methods: The study was a cross sectional survey involving 264 consenting booked pregnant women who were recruited from antenatal clinic at Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido -Ekiti, Ekiti State, Southwestern Nigerian. Interviewer administered questionnaire was used to elicit information on the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, mode of malaria prevention, extent of utilization of malaria prevention methods and their effectiveness. Venous blood samples for malaria parasite test were collected and microscopic analysis was done to detect the malaria parasite in the obtained blood samples. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.0Results: All the 264 pregnant women interviewed, consented to having their blood taken. In rank order, the mode of malaria prevention methods most commonly reported as being effective were Intermittent Preventive Treatment using sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPT-sp) which was favored by majority 190 (72.0%). This was followed by Insecticide Spray 166 (62.9%). Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) were the least utilized by 108 (40.9%) respondents. Nine (8.3%) of the 108 participants that used ITNs, 15 (7.9%) of the 190 participants that used IPT-s and 18 (10.8%) of the 156 participants that used Insecticide Spray tested positive for malaria respectively. There was a statistically significant association between maternal parasitaemia and malaria prevention methods using ITNs (p=0.001), IPT-sp (p = 0.001) and Insecticide sprays (p = 0.001).Conclusion: The three malaria preventive methods adopted for this study were ITNs, IPT-sp and Insecticide Spray. Despite their protective effectiveness, their utilizations are still poor. Information and communication strategies with other concerted efforts by the stakeholders are suggested to ensure proper implementation of the national policy on malaria as adopted by other countries.

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“…the rainy season (April-October) and the dry season (November -March). The full description of the study area was in our recent study [17].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Utilization And Effectiveness Of Malaria Prevention Methods Among Pregnant Women In A Rural Community Of Ekiti State, South West Nigeria : A Cross- Sectional Study.

Ibrahim

¹

,

Agbesanwa

²

,

Shabi

³

et al. 2020

Preprint

0

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Background: National surveys indicate that among countries in Africa where malaria is endemic, Nigeria alone accounts for 21% of pregnancies that are unprotected from malaria. The purpose of this study is to ascertain the extent of utilization and effectiveness of malaria prevention methods, to find out the existing relationship between maternal parasitaemia and the effectiveness of these methods at (p<0.05) level of significance.Methods: The study was a cross sectional survey involving 264 consenting booked pregnant women who were recruited from antenatal clinic at Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido -Ekiti, Ekiti State, Southwestern Nigerian. Interviewer administered questionnaire was used to elicit information on the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, mode of malaria prevention, extent of utilization of malaria prevention methods and their effectiveness. Venous blood samples for malaria parasite test were collected and microscopic analysis was done to detect the malaria parasite in the obtained blood samples. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.0Results: All the 264 pregnant women interviewed, consented to having their blood taken. In rank order, the mode of malaria prevention methods most commonly reported as being effective were Intermittent Preventive Treatment using sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPT-sp) which was favored by majority 190 (72.0%). This was followed by Insecticide Spray 166 (62.9%). Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) were the least utilized by 108 (40.9%) respondents. Nine (8.3%) of the 108 participants that used ITNs, 15 (7.9%) of the 190 participants that used IPT-s and 18 (10.8%) of the 156 participants that used Insecticide Spray tested positive for malaria respectively. There was a statistically significant association between maternal parasitaemia and malaria prevention methods using ITNs (p=0.001), IPT-sp (p = 0.001) and Insecticide sprays (p = 0.001).Conclusion: The three malaria preventive methods adopted for this study were ITNs, IPT-sp and Insecticide Spray. Despite their protective effectiveness, their utilizations are still poor. Information and communication strategies with other concerted efforts by the stakeholders are suggested to ensure proper implementation of the national policy on malaria as adopted by other countries.

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Reliability of Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) for Malaria among Pregnant Women in Ido-Ekiti, Western Nigeria

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Development of a Highly Flexible SOFC CCHP System Towards Demand-Oriented Power Generation from Renewable Fuels

Development of a Highly Flexible SOFC CCHP System Towards Demand-Oriented Power Generation from Renewable Fuels

Utilization And Effectiveness Of Malaria Prevention Methods Among Pregnant Women In A Rural Community Of Ekiti State, South West Nigeria: A Cross- Sectional Study.

Utilization And Effectiveness Of Malaria Prevention Methods Among Pregnant Women In A Rural Community Of Ekiti State, South West Nigeria : A Cross- Sectional Study.

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