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Awareness Of The Use Of Environmental Management In The Control And Prevention Of Malaria
[A CASE STUDY OF IFAKO IJAIYE LGA]
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1.3 Objective of the study
The
main objective of this study is to explore community knowledge and
practices on environmental management for malaria control. Specifically,
our goal is to:
Assess the environmental management practices used by community members.
evaluate the relationships among knowledge, beliefs, and environmental management practices.
Identify
key challenges and opportunities for improving the effectiveness of
environmental management in this region as well as in a larger context.
1.4 Significance of the study
It
is now widely acknowledged that access to appropriate and effective
treatment for malaria should be provided within 24 hours of onset of
symptoms. A strategy to provide such access should take into account
poor rural populations in malaria-endemic countries who are particularly
inadequately served by the health system.
Evidence from Nigeria
shows that most episodes of fever are initially self-treated and over
70% of cases rely exclusively on it. However of this proportion only 15%
of the actions taken were adjudged as appropriate. This pattern has
been consistent across the Country as documented in several other
reports.8 A study of health seeking behavior for childhood illnesses in 3
rural Nigerian communities showed that the most common form of first
line treatment was drugs from a patent medicine vendor (49.6%), while
only 3.6% did nothing. In a study conducted at Igbo Etiti and Ibarapa
North in Nigeria on 105 preschool children, Brieger et al found that 74%
of parents took treatment action under 8 hours of onset of illness,
while nearly 96% acted within 24 hours. Unfortunately only 14.3% of
these actions were judged to have been appropriate. Studies in rural
areas have shown the feasibility of home management and its positive
impact on the burden of malaria. There is also paucity of data on
environmental management in Nigeria.
1.5 Research Question
Following the objective of the study, the study will answer the following questions
What are the environmental management practices used by community members ?
What is the relationships among knowledge, beliefs, and environmental management practices?
What
are the key challenges and opportunities for improving the
effectiveness of environmental management in this region as well as in a
larger context?
1.6 Hypothesis of the study
The following hypotheses were formulated and tested by the study
Ho: There is no relationship between some demographic/socioeconomic factors and environmental management practices
H1: There is relationship between some demographic/socioeconomic factors and environmental management practices
1.7 Scope/Limitation of the study
This
study will focus on the awareness of the use environmental management
in the control and prevention of malaria. It will explore the important
role played by environment in the transmission prevention and control of
malaria. It will be carried out in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government. A
local government in Lagos state Nigeria.
The limitation faced by the
researcher include how to get the data necessary for the study and also
the availability of literature, considering the recent and limited
studies in this area.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Environmental conditions play an important role in the transmission of malaria; therefore, regulating these conditions can help to reduce disease burden. Environmental management practices for disease control can be implemented at the community level to complement other malaria control methods. This study assesses current knowledge and practices related to mosquito ecology and environmental management for malaria control in a rural, agricultural region of Lagos state Nigeria. Household surveys w ... Continue reading---
