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- W2104488900 abstract "Background: Malaria is a disease of poverty and low socio-economic status and these conditions abound in developing countries. This means that the successful implementation of malaria control programmes requires a certain level of basic health services. In countries where malaria is a serious impediment to socio-economic progress, emphasis should be on malaria control rather tan eradication. This will reduce the burden of the disease and pave the way for the speeding up of socio-economic development which may in the long run contribute to a future eradication of malaria. The resurgence of malaria is a global phenomenon. Most studies on malaria have dealt with clinical, laboratorial and entomological aspects. Few studies have dealt with human factors. Methods: 2400 volunteers from all age- groups from selected endemic rural communities of southeast Nigeria were screened for malaria parasitaemia from June 2008 to August 2009, using the thin and thick smear microscopy. Following this, 16 close-ended questionnaire items were generated and administered on 600 adults, mainly heads of households to assess their knowledge, attitudes,and practices on the various aspects of malaria transmission, management and control, thus evaluate the impact of the Primary Health Care on malaria control in the study areas. Results: The results showed the following percentage infection in the varous age-groups: 0-11 months (24%); 1year-2years (43%); 2-4 years (80%); 5-9 years (74%); 10-14 years (71%); 15 years and above (68%). A total of 1440 persons were positive for Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia, representing an average infection of 60%. In the questionnaires, 93% of the respondents did not associate malaria with mosquito bite; 60% were not carrying out any form of vector control; only 7% had adequate knowledge of the management of fever, and 15% had any knowledge of government action towards the control of malaria. Conclusion: The study revealed poor implementation of the Primary Health Care as it concerns malaria control at the peripheral level. The remoteness of some rural communities and lack of easy accessibility makes it difficult for health progrmmes to get to the grassroot. There is the need to train a large number of Village-Based Health Volunteers, who should step up community mobilizaion and health education campaigns. Parents should know how to prevent and manage malaria fever in their children. Abstracts for SupplementInternational Journal of Infectious DiseasesVol. 14Preview Full-Text PDF Open Archive" @default.
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- W2104488900 title "Poor impact of the primary health care (PHC) on malaria control in rural communities of Southeast Nigeria" @default.
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