Title: Malaria Control Strategies Adopted by Residents of Ikirike Community in Enugu State
Authors: Ishaku Salamatu, Onwe, Simon Nwigboji, Gaji, Luka Dung
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v4i4.09
Malaria is highly endemic in Nigeria; it poses a major challenge to the country as it impedes human development. The economic loss to Nigeria due to malaria is estimated at 132 billion naira annually due to loss of man hours resulting from sickness absence and cost of treatment. The study aims include Identifying the measures used to prevent and treat malaria by residents of Ikirike, finding out how the residents of Ikirike utilize the measures to prevent and treat malaria and assessing the perception of the residents of Ikirike on the effectiveness of the measures they use to prevent and treat malaria. Descriptive cross-sectional survey was used in this study. The findings from the study revealed that the malaria control strategies used by most of the respondents was drug, followed by barrier/drugs, barrier and environmental care in that order. Majority of the respondents do not have ITN. Out of 48% who have ITN, 16.7% were not using it. The malaria control strategy that is most effective is drug; environment had the next highest frequency followed by barrier method in that order. Few respondents use insecticide spray while doors and windows are closed.
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