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Causes And Effect Of Malaria Among Children Benin City
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RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The following research questions were asked and answered in the process of study of this work;
Does lack of awareness contribute to the prevalence of malarias among children in Benin City ?
Does poverty encourage the spread of malaria among residents of Benin City ?
Can malaria lead to the death of children from 0 to 5 years old in Benin City ?
Can poor sanitation among the residents lead to prevalence of malarias in Benin City ?
Does the use of insecticides treated net prevent the prevalence of malarias among children in Benin City ?
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This research work is very relevant in several ways to communities, personnel, individual, and government.
The
work will expose the prevalence of malaria and enlighten the community
on t he effects of malaria among children in Benin City mostly in Benin
City . Also it will proper measures for preventing this deadly disease.
This study will also enlighten people on the signs and symptoms of
malaria and how the parasite plasmodium invade the host body through the
transmission by the vector mosquito.
The study will encourage the
government of Edo State to swing into actions by creating various
measures to prevent further outbreaks of malaria among the resident of
the states.
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This project work focuses on the
prevalence of malarias among children 0-5 years in Benin City . This
study will cover areas and quarters in Benin City , Benin City, as
sample study where resident’s opinion will be sampled.
However, there is delimitation of this study to just 3 area as a result of time constraint and means of transportation.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Children: Plural child. Children are human who is not yet an adult.
Fever: Fever is an abnormally high body temperature and also the state of nervous excitement.
Malaria: Is a disease causing recurrent fever it is also a serious disease carried by mosquito to which causes periods of fever.
Parasite: This is an organism that live inside or outside living organism and derives its nutrients.
Prevalence: This is a condition that is common or widespread.
Protozoan: These are microscopic and unicellular organism found in both marine and fresh water.
Symptoms: Symptoms is a change in the body or mind which is the sign of a disease.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The aim of this study was to determine the causes and effect of malaria among children in Benin City. Research questions were formulated using the questionnaire as research instrument. One hundred and fifty respondents were used as sample study to determine the prevalence of malaria in the area. Result showed that lack of awareness and poverty leads to the spread of malaria among children and leading to death of the children in Benin City . Use of insecticide treated nets reduced the prevalence ... Continue reading---
