Awareness and utilization of insecticide treated mosquito nets among pregnant mothers at a tertiary health institution in north-western Nigeria
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Awareness and utilization of insecticide treated mosquito nets among pregnant mothers at a tertiary health institution in north-western Nigeria
Abstract
Introduction: Malaria in pregnancy is a formidable misery in Africa and contributes significantly to maternal death in Nigeria. The use of insecticide treated mosquito bed nets is one of the strategies of the Roll Back Malaria initiative. It is a form of vector control measure but there exists discordance between awareness and utilization of insecticide treated nets in Nigeria. This study set out to assess the level of awareness and utilization of insecticide treated nets among pregnant mothers attending antenatal clinic.
Methods: Using a structured questionnaire, a cross sectional study of 250 consecutive pregnant mothers attending antenatal booking clinic in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto between January and March 2008 was conducted.
Results: Seventy four percent of the clients were aware of Insecticide treated nets. Awareness of insecticide treated nets was significantly higher in clients with post primary education (66.8%) compared to those with at most primary education (33.2%); p < 0.05. Thirteen percent of the clients were using insecticide treated nets while 67.6% were not. The main reason for non-utilization of insecticide treated nets were non availability of the nets (58.8%) and inconvenience of the barrier to the clients (29.4%).
Conclusion: There is high level of awareness of insecticide treated nets among the study population but very low utilization largely due to non availability. For Nigeria to achieve the millennium development goal target in combating the menace of malaria in pregnancy, more effort is required to increase the availability of insecticide treated nets. In addition, proper education on the benefits of insecticide treated nets may increase its utilization.
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