| dc.description.abstract | Malaria is one of the most serious parasitic diseases causing up to 90% of deaths annually in
Sub-Saharan Africa. It is recognized that much of the morbidity and mortality associated with
malaria could be reduced provided that existing strategies like ITNs, IVMs, vaccination, and
ACT treatment among others are fully implemented. This study aimed at investigating factors
influencing implementation of malaria intervention strategies in Gwassi Division, Homabay
County. It was guided by objectives such as to examine the influence of financial resources on
implementing malaria intervention strategies; to establish the influence of community awareness
on implementation of malaria intervention strategies; to determine the influence of societal
beliefs and practices in implementing malaria intervention strategies; to establish the influence of
geographic accessibility in implementing malaria intervention strategies and to investigate the
influence of population mobility in implementing malaria intervention strategies in Gwassi
Division, Homabay County. This study was based on various hypotheses drawn from the
objectives, including: availability of financial resources has no influence on implementation of
malaria intervention strategies in Gwassi Drvision; community awareness does not influence
implementation of malaria intervention strategies in Gwassi Division; societal beliefs and
practices do not influence implementation of malaria intervention strategies in Gwassi Division;
geographical accessibility has no influence on implementation of malaria intervention strategies
in Gwassi Division; there is no significant relationship between population mobility and the
implementation of malaria intervention strategies in Gwassi Division. This study would be of
assistance to the government, which, through the MOH and other line ministries, the NMCP
should be able to understand, utilize and advise healthcare stakeholders and communities on the
safest and most appropriate strategies to control malaria; it should as well assist healthcare
facilities and health campaign institutions to adopt best appropriate strategies to control malaria
and as well contribute to the body of knowledge and learning especially in the field of
healthcare. This study is based on Ross' quantitative theory of malaria and mosquito-borne
disease transmission and the quantitative foundation of epidemiology that describe adult
mosquito movement and the spatial scale of larval control required to reduce mosquito
populations and eliminate malaria from an area. The study adopted a descriptive survey research
design, with a target population of 1430 households drawn from four locations in Gwassi
Division using simple random sampling. A sample size of 375 respondents was obtained for the
study using Krajcie & Morgan table and questionnaire method was used to gather research data
that was analyzed using chi square test of hypothesis, descriptive statistics using frequencies,
percentages and was presented in tables, percentages computation and in prose. The findings
revealed that financial resource availability, community awareness, societal beliefs and practices
and geographic accessibility were major factors that influenced the implementation of malaria
intervention strategies in Gwassi Division, while population mobility factors were not considered
to influence implementation of malaria intervention strategies in Gwassi Division. The study
recommended that road networks and means of transport be improved, awareness campaigns
launched and economic activities improved to enable households implement malaria intervention
strategies in Gwassi Division. | en_US |
