Recognition and Practice of Home-Management of Malaria among Mothers of Under-Five Children in Obafemi Owode Community, Abeokuta, Ogun State

Aruoture Ochukooghene Anita; Ademola Amosu

doi:10.52589/AJHNM-UR8BA0FI

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Recognition and Practice of Home-Management of Malaria among Mothers of Under-Five Children in Obafemi Owode Community, Abeokuta, Ogun State

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African Journal of Health, Nursing and Midwifery

Vol. 4Issue 32021pp. 105–120Published 20 June 2021

DOI 10.52589/AJHNM-UR8BA0FI

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Abstract:

The study investigates the factors influencing the recognition and practice of Home-management of malaria among mothers of under-five children in Obafemi Owode Community, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design. The study employed a multi-staged sampling technique to select 299 nursing mothers of under-five children at the primary health care centre of Obafemi Owode Community. The main instrument for the study was a questionnaire. The selected socio-demographic variables were analyzed using the descriptive analysis while the hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and linear regression analysis. The result indicated that 38.5% of the nursing mothers had a high level of knowledge of home-based management of malaria. 55.9% of the respondents had an average attitude towards home-based management of Malaria. 46.8% had a good level of practice of home-based management of malaria. There was a significant relationship between the demographic factors of nursing mothers and knowledge of home-based management of malaria among nursing mothers of Obafemi Owode Community, Abeokuta, Ogun State (p 0.05). The calculated R Squared and p-value for demographic variables on practice of home-management of malaria among nursing mothers is: 0.788 which signifies 78.8% contribution to practice of home-management among nursing mothers. Hence, all demographic characteristics of nursing mothers are significant predictors of practice of home-based management of Malaria among Nursing mothers of Obafemi Owode Community, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The study recommended that Primary Health centres should put in place mechanisms for example incorporating components of home visit in the performance appraisal of community Health Officers to ensure the recommended number of visits are adhered to. Also, caregivers’ seemingly inability to correctly dissociate between the two essentials of knowledge related to malaria can be addressed by Community Health Officers through the home visit programme.

Keywords:Home-Management Malaria Mothers Primary Health Centres Children Ogun State Nigeria

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