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The Prevalence Of Malaria Seropositive And Seronegative Population Among Kwara State University
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CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 RESULTS
4.1 Presentation and Statistical Analysis of Data.
This section presents the data analysis, testing of hypotheses and interpretation of results. All the data collected from the laboratory experiment are presented and interpreted. The analysis was carried out with the use of Statistic Package for Social Science (SPSS). The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The statistical tools used in analyzing the data were Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and chi-square statistics. This chapter presents the results and summary of findings under the following sub-headings:
> Testing of Hypotheses
> Summary of Findings
4.2 Testing of Hypotheses
The three hypotheses formulated for this study were tested one after another. Results obtained are presented on the tables below
Hypothesis One: There no significant difference in malaria seropositive individual among Kwara State University Students on the basis of age.
Dependent Variables
1. Malaria by Microscopy
2. Malaria by Serology
Independent Variables
1. Age
2. Gender
3. Academic Status
Superscripts a, b c and d show that the values are significantly different while all the values bearing the same letter shows no significant different statistically. The analysis in table 4.1 shows the calculated chi-square value of 14.33 at p < 0.05. Since the p-value is less 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 age is rejected. This means that there is significant difference in malaria seropositive individual among Kwara State University Students on the basis of age.
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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 THREE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]MicroscopyPreparation of Thick Blood FilmsA drop of blood of each patients sample was placed at the centre of a clean microscope slide. The cover of each syringe needle was used to spread the blood drop in a circular motion to approximately a diameter of 0.4cm.The slides were allowed to air dry (Cheesbrough, 2006).Preparation of 5% Giemsa in Phosphate Buffer (pH 7.2)5gram of Giemsa powder was weighed using a weighing balance.0.41 gram of Na2HPO4 and 0.65 gram of KH2PO4 was also weigh ... 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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