Perception about mosquitoes and bed net use in relation to malaria among nomadic Fulani people of Adamawa State, Northeastern Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Chessed, G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Idris, M.A, | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shadrach, P. A, | |
| dc.contributor.author | Andrew, Yako B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Adamu, A.Y, | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shitta, K.B, | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-14T08:24:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-12-14T08:24:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-04-20 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Chessed G. & E.tel (2013) Perception about mosquitoes and bed net use in relation to malaria among nomadic Fulani people of Adamawa State, Northeastern Nigeria.' | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/6377 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Department Of Zoology, Faculty Of Natural And Applied Sciences, Nasarawa State University, Keffi. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Malaria, Nomadic Fulani, Nets, Practices | en_US |
| dc.title | Perception about mosquitoes and bed net use in relation to malaria among nomadic Fulani people of Adamawa State, Northeastern Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |