ADOPTION OF ARTEMISININ COMBINATION THERAPY (ACTs) FOR THE TREATMENT OF MALARIA AMONG MOTHERS IN THREE RURAL COMMUNITIES OF YEWA SOUTH LG. OF NIGERIA

Adewole, Adekanmi and faparusi, Foluso and Olayinka, Ebenezer Tunde and Bello-Akinosho, M. M. (2013) ADOPTION OF ARTEMISININ COMBINATION THERAPY (ACTs) FOR THE TREATMENT OF MALARIA AMONG MOTHERS IN THREE RURAL COMMUNITIES OF YEWA SOUTH LG. OF NIGERIA. International Journal of Current Research, 5 (4). pp. 773-775. ISSN 0975-833X

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Abstract

Malaria is a persistent ailment in tropical Africa and mortality to it has been in million especially among the highly prone group of young children and pregnant women. The study investigated the adoption of Artemisinin Combination Therapy (ACT) as first line drug treatment of malaria among mothers of child bearing age. A minimum sample size of 384 was determined based on a 95% confidence level, 5% margin of error and a reasonable estimate of 50% adopting ACT for malaria treatment. The sample size was however increased to 400 to make room for missing data. The result shows poor adoption of the new drug treatment policy among the respondents. It was concluded that the major barrier to the adoption of the new treatment policy is cost of procuring the drug, less accessibility to it especially in the interior villages and poor knowledge of its efficacy. Therefore the study concluded that government and other stakeholders as a matter of priority should increase the public awareness and make it available at reduced price.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Biological Sciences
Depositing User:	Mr Taiwo Egbeyemi
Date Deposited:	11 Jun 2020 15:44
Last Modified:	11 Jun 2020 15:44
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/532

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