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Health Implications And The Problem Of Malaria Among Adult
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1.2 Statement Of The Problem
Malaria
is caused by Plasmodium falciparum, and the mosquitoes Anopheles
gambiae, Anopheles funestus, Anopheles arabiensis, and Anopheles
moucheti are the major vectors that cause year-round transmission;
artemether-lumefantrine (AL) or artesunate + amodiaquine (AS + AQ) is
the treatment regime adopted in 2004 [1, 7]. Notably, malaria is one of
the most severe global public health problems worldwide, particularly in
Africa, where Nigeria has the greatest number of malaria cases.
Major
risk factors enhancing malaria prevalence and transmission among adults
in Nigeria include demographic factors, environmental factors, and
socioeconomic factors. Demographic factors include age and gender, while
environmental factors include the presence or absence of bushes and
forests which enhance mosquito breeding. Meanwhile, climatic factors
include temperature, humidity, and rainfall that may support rapid
growth and development of mosquito vectors. Lastly, socioeconomic
factors such as education, occupation and income which can directly
affect human exposure and treatment pattern. These factors have been
well reported, particularly in rural and peri-urban communities in
previous studies. Govoetchan and colleagues(Mark 2016), observed that
malaria prevalence among adults in Nigeria was 5.5 times higher compare
to young adults (youths). Hence, this study epistle aims at examining
the health implications and problems of malaria among adults in Nigeria.
1.3 Objective Of The Study
The overall and major goal of this
study is to examine the health implications and problems of malaria
among adults in Nigeria. Specifically, the study aims at;
1. Identifying the major causes of malaria among adults in Nigeria.
1 Identifying the effect of malaria on adults in Nigeria.
2 Identifying the measures for preventing the frequent prevalence of malaria among adults.
1.4 Research Questions
The study will provide answers to the following questions which are significant to the research.
1. What are the major causes of malaria among adults in Nigeria.
2. What are the effect of malaria on adults in Nigeria?
3. What are the measures for preventing the frequent prevalence of malaria among adults?
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study was carried out on the health implications and problems of malaria among adults in Nigeria. To achieve this 3 research objectives were formulated. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprise of all medical staff of selected hospitals in Abuja. In determining the sample size, the researcher conveniently selected 65 respondents while 50 respondents were validated. Self-constructed and validated quest ... Continue reading---
