Home management practices and its impact on malaria prevalence amongst pregnant women in South-Eastern Nigeria
Journal Title: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 2
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Objective: To assess and compare the impact of home management of malaria prevalence amongst pregnant women in Aba South Local Government Area of Abia State, Eastern Nigeria. Methods: Blood samples from 432 pregnant women who attended Primary Health Care Centre and Abia State University Teaching Hospital were examined using Giemsa-stained thick and thin films. Structured questionnaires were also administered to the women from whom blood samples were collected. Results: Most of the respondents 192 (44.4%) were found to use insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) with a malaria prevalence of 27.1%. Other home management strategies used were burning of local plants 3 (0.7%) with a malaria prevalence of 33.3%. Those who did not own ITNs had a malaria prevalence of 86.7%. Conclusions: The need to intensify effort on educating pregnant women on the proper use of home management strategies especially the use of ITNs and local plants that have anti mosquito activity is encouraged.
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- EP ID EP223440
- DOI 10.12980/apjtd.7.2017D6-322
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