Utilisation of insectide treated nets among the under five children of Mgubo and Mayadi catchment areas of Ntchinji district.

This study seeks to establish use of ITN's among the under five children of Mgubo and Mayadi catchments areas of Mchinji district as a measure of controlling malaria. The study will also compare use of I TN's in the two areas, Mgubo a squatter area and Mayadi an affluent area, to establish...

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Main Author: Minofu, Victoria Limbani
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Language:English
Published: Kamuzu University of Health Sciences 2022
Online Access:http://nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw/handle/20.500.12845/585
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description This study seeks to establish use of ITN's among the under five children of Mgubo and Mayadi catchments areas of Mchinji district as a measure of controlling malaria. The study will also compare use of I TN's in the two areas, Mgubo a squatter area and Mayadi an affluent area, to establish whether social status affects its use. This will contribute in finding the best method of ensuring ITN's are utilized by the under fives in the communities and also help to improve health of the under fives by reducing incidences of malaria cases thereby reducing child mortality which is very high in Malawi. Utilization of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITN's) is the principal strategy for malaria prevention in areas where sustained vector control is required. Impact of insecticide treated bed nets (ITN’s) on preventing malaria may be minimized if vulnerable populations do not use them. Malawi is one of the pountries in Sub-Saharan Africa with very high numbers of under five children deaths. Despite numerous interventions, the estimated infant mortality rate remains to be 110 per 1000 children (world health statistics, 2009). The study will be done with a purpose of investigating whether ITN's that are distributed among under five children are utilized and factors affecting its utilization. The study can be an evaluation tool for policy makers in establishing the effectiveness of the Malaria control programme.
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spelling oai:nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw:20.500.12845-5852023-03-12T00:02:11Z Utilisation of insectide treated nets among the under five children of Mgubo and Mayadi catchment areas of Ntchinji district. Minofu, Victoria Limbani This study seeks to establish use of ITN's among the under five children of Mgubo and Mayadi catchments areas of Mchinji district as a measure of controlling malaria. The study will also compare use of I TN's in the two areas, Mgubo a squatter area and Mayadi an affluent area, to establish whether social status affects its use. This will contribute in finding the best method of ensuring ITN's are utilized by the under fives in the communities and also help to improve health of the under fives by reducing incidences of malaria cases thereby reducing child mortality which is very high in Malawi. Utilization of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITN's) is the principal strategy for malaria prevention in areas where sustained vector control is required. Impact of insecticide treated bed nets (ITN’s) on preventing malaria may be minimized if vulnerable populations do not use them. Malawi is one of the pountries in Sub-Saharan Africa with very high numbers of under five children deaths. Despite numerous interventions, the estimated infant mortality rate remains to be 110 per 1000 children (world health statistics, 2009). The study will be done with a purpose of investigating whether ITN's that are distributed among under five children are utilized and factors affecting its utilization. The study can be an evaluation tool for policy makers in establishing the effectiveness of the Malaria control programme. 2022-04-28T10:32:39Z 2022-04-28T10:32:39Z 2010-07-14 Other http://nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw/handle/20.500.12845/585 en application/pdf Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
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Utilisation of insectide treated nets among the under five children of Mgubo and Mayadi catchment areas of Ntchinji district.
title Utilisation of insectide treated nets among the under five children of Mgubo and Mayadi catchment areas of Ntchinji district.
title_full Utilisation of insectide treated nets among the under five children of Mgubo and Mayadi catchment areas of Ntchinji district.
title_fullStr Utilisation of insectide treated nets among the under five children of Mgubo and Mayadi catchment areas of Ntchinji district.
title_full_unstemmed Utilisation of insectide treated nets among the under five children of Mgubo and Mayadi catchment areas of Ntchinji district.
title_short Utilisation of insectide treated nets among the under five children of Mgubo and Mayadi catchment areas of Ntchinji district.
title_sort utilisation of insectide treated nets among the under five children of mgubo and mayadi catchment areas of ntchinji district.
url http://nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw/handle/20.500.12845/585
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