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    Perception about mosquitoes and bed net use in relation to malaria among nomadic Fulani people of Adamawa State, Northeastern Nigeria
    (Department Of Zoology, Faculty Of Natural And Applied Sciences, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2013-04-20) Chessed, G.; Idris, M.A,; Shadrach, P. A,; Andrew, Yako B.; Adamu, A.Y,; Shitta, K.B,
    Perception about mosquitoes and bed net use in relation to malaria in under-five children I among nomadic Fulani of northeastern Nigeria was carried out. Three hundred (300) households! with under-five children, presumed sick with malaria were sampled. Focus group discussions, in-! depth interviews, as well as pre-tested structured questionnaires were used in face-to-facei interviews to elicit information on health-seeking behavior from mothers of the under-five children.; From the study, 32 (10.7%j) respondents linked malaria to mosquitoes. Ideas about the causes ofj malaria did not differ significantly between ethnic group (P> 0.05).Majority of respondents believed! malaria occur in the rainy season, while 51 (17%) fell it can be experienced in the dry season. Respondents.differ also on the frequencies of malaria. While 137 (45.7%) said malaria can occur twice a year, 106 (35.3%) said jt can occur once a year, Only 66 (22%) of. respondents said all categories of people can have malaria. Sixteen (5.3%) respondents said keeping mosquitoes away couid prevent malaria, while others cited non biomedical source. 76 (25.3%) of respondents owned nets and 22 (7.3%) gave preference to children as those in the family who should sleep under nets. As to effectiveness of nets-in preventing malaria, 11 (3.7%) perceived nets can stop one from having malaria. Due to the low perception on the seriousness of malaria among the- study population group, the need for health education messages that targets biomedical causes of malaria and introduction of insecticide treated nets is necessary.