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The Prevalence Of Malaria Seropositive And Seronegative Population Among Kwara State University
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CHAPTER THREE
3.0 MATERIALS AND METHOD
3.1 Study area
This study was conducted among Kwara State University, Malete students. Sample was obtained from each participants of the study.
Kwara State was created on 27 May 1967, when the federal military Government of General Yabubu Gowon broke the four regions that then constituted the federation of Nigeria into 12 states. The state was made of formerly Ilorin and Kabba provinces of the then northern region and was initially named the west central state but later changed to “Kwaraâ€. Kwara state has since 1976 reduced considerably in size as a result of further state creation excercises in Nigeria (Aderamo and Omolaran, 2006). Its capital is Ilorin with 16 local governments currently. 36,825km2 land square capacity. As of 2006, the population of kwarans was 2.37 million based on the Nigeria 2006 census. Kwarans population size constitutes about 1.69% of the nation’s population. Kwara state consists of sixteen local government areas. They are: Asa, Baruten, Edu, Ekiti, Ifelodun, Ilorin East, Ilorin South, Ilorin West, Irepodun, Isin, Kaiama, Moro, Offa, Oke Ero, Oyun and Pategi (Aderamo, 2007).
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background of the studyMalaria is a potentially deadly disease characterized by cyclical bouts of fever with muscle stiffness, shaking and sweating (WHO, 2000). Macleod (1998) also stated that malaria is a parasitic infection transmitted to humans through the bites of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. The name “malaria†is derived from the Italian words Mal (bad) and aria (air). It arose originally because the citizens of Rome thought that the d ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]The two methods in routine use are light microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests (RTDs) (Giribaldi et al., 2004; WHO, 2008).a. Light microscopic test: this is the direct microscopic visualization of the parasite on the thick and thin blood smear of patients (WHO, 2010). However, the risk of false negative microscopy is higher if the patient has received a recent dose of an artemisinin derivative (Gobbi et al., 2005). Microscopy can be used for speciation and quantification of parasites ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]Hypothesis Two: The There is no significant difference in malaria seropositive individual among Kwara State University Students on the basis of academic status.Table 4.2 shows the calculated chi-square value of 1.98 at p > 0.05. Since the p-value is greater than 0.05, the null hypothesis which states that there is no significant difference in malaria seropositive individual among Kwara State University Students on the basis of academic status is accepted. This means that there is no significant ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FIVE5.0 DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONSThis study determined the prevalence of malaria seropositive and seronegative population among Kwara State University, Malete students. Related literature review was made considering scholars explanation of the subject matter. Relevant data for the study was generated through laboratory experiment conducted by the researcher. Two research hypotheses were formulated and the hypotheses stated that (1) there is no significant difference in m ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]REFERENCESAbdel-Gadir, A.M. (2015). Dynamics of Drug-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Areas of Seasonal Malaria Transmission in Sudan. Journal of Sudan Biological Science. 2(2):23-29. Abdul-Raheem, I.S. and Parakoy, D.B. (2009). Factors affecting mothers’ health care seeking behaviour for childhood illnesses in a rural Nigerian setting. Early Child Development and Care. 179(5): 671 – 683.Aderamo, A. J. (2007). Transport and Socioeconomic Development in Kwara State, Nigeria. The N ... Continue reading---
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