Browsing Faculty of Public Health by Subject "Malaria"
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KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION AND SELF–MEDICATION PRACTICES FOR MANAGEMENT OF MALARIA AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2015-04)Malaria affects the health and wealth of nations and individuals alike. In Africa today, malaria is understood to be both a disease of poverty and a cause of poverty. One of the important items of the Millennium Development ... -
KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES RELATING TO LONG -LASTING INSECTICIDAL NET AMONG MOTHERS OF UNDER‒FIVES IN BUNDUAMA, PORT-HARCOURT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA
(2016-03)Malaria is an infectious disease caused by the Plasmodium. There are five identified species of the parasite, namely, Plasmodium viviax, P. falciparum, P. Ovale, P. Malariae and P. knowlesi. The parasite is transmitted ... -
MALARIA TREATMENT OUTCOME AMONG UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN ATTENDING PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRES IN UMUAHIA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ABIA STATE NIGERIA.
(2010-10)Malaria remains a major health problem in Africa where one child in 10 dies before the age of five years. Despite the availability of affordable preventive/curative interventions in the Primary Health Centres (PHC) in ... -
PREVALENCE OF PAIN, ITS CHARACTERISTICS AND CORRELATES AMONG OUTPATIENTS PRESENTING WITH MALARIA TO OUTPATIENT CLINICS IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2012-08)Malaria still exert tremendous burden on the inhabitants of sub-Sahara Africa in spite of numerous control measures. The burden is attributable to its high morbidity (resulting from the acute onset of fever, pains including ...
