Malaria prevention in Pregancy among traditional birth attendants in rural Lagos

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dc.contributor.authorAdeniran, A
dc.contributor.authorGoodman, 0.0
dc.contributor.authorOlatona, F.A
dc.contributor.authorOluwole, E.O.
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-26T08:04:03Z
dc.date.available2020-11-26T08:04:03Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionScholarly articlesen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Malaria accounts for approximately 1 million deaths annually and about 300,000 deaths in Nigeria alone. Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to the adverse consequences of malaria. The National Malaria Policy has adopted the use of Intermittent Preventive Treatment and Insecticide Treated Net for prevention of malaria in pregnant women. This study, therefore, determined the knowledge and the practice of Traditional Birth Attendants regarding prevention of malaria in pregnancy in 2 rural Local Government Areas of Lagos State, Nigeria. Method: A cross-sectional, descriptive study design was adopted and a total of 68 Traditional Birth Attendants were studied. Data was collected using a structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire. The analysis was done with EPI info 2008 and WinPepi statistical software. Results: Age range of respondents was 20-75 years and the mean age was 46.4±8.7 years. Most (67.7%) of the respondents were not aware of Intermittent Preventive Treatment. However, most(81.8%) of the respondents who were aware got the information from the health workers, while only 31.6% of those that aware knew the right drugs to be used. Conclusion: Overall knowledge of malaria prevention with Intermittent Preventive Treatment in pregnancy was poor. The knowledge and practice of malaria prevention in pregnancy among the Traditional Birth Attendants in Ikorodu and Badagry Local Government Areas were poor. It is therefore recommended that sensitization and training of the Traditional Birth Attendants be carried out since a good number of women still patronize them.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAdeniran A, Goodman O.O, Olatona F.A, Oluwole E.O. Malaria prevention in Pregnancy among traditional birth attendants in rural Lagos. Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care. 2016; 28:8-16en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/9004
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Careen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care;Vol.28
dc.subjectMalariaen_US
dc.subjectMalaria Preventionen_US
dc.subjectTraditional birth attendantsen_US
dc.subjectPregnant womenen_US
dc.subjectLagos, Nigeriaen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINE::Social medicineen_US
dc.titleMalaria prevention in Pregancy among traditional birth attendants in rural Lagosen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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