Research Article

ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE OF MALARIA PREVENTION STRATEGIES AMONG MOTHERS OF UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN IN NORTH CENTRAL ZONE, NIGERIA

Musa Paul Hannatu1*, UMAR MUSA1, Babayo Mohammed Tukur2, Vechit Dashe1, Longji Hassan1, Murna Thomas1, Yusuf Bello3, CHRISTIANA SAMNDI AYUBA1
1 Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
2 Department of Nursing Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
3 Kaduna State College of Midwifery Tudun-Wada, Kaduna.
* Corresponding author: hannatuwa@gmail.com
Published: Jul, 2021
DOI: 10.67203/gjhrr.2021.nidjjx92
Pages: 1-10
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Abstract

This study was conducted to assess the knowledge of malaria prevention strategies among mothers of under-five children in North Central Zone, Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, an ex-post-facto research design was used. A total sample of 768 mothers of under-five children in the North-central zone, Nigeria from a population of 3,641,445 was selected through multi-stage sampling procedures of simple random sampling and proportionate sampling. The instrument used for the study was the researcher’s structured questionnaire which was pilot tested using Cronbach Alpha reliability. Inferential statistics of a one-sample t-test was used to test the formulated hypothesis at a 0.05 level of significance. The result revealed that knowledge of malaria prevention strategies among mothers of under-five children in the north-central zone, Nigeria was significant (p = 0.001). Based on the result it was concluded that mothers of under-five children have knowledge of malaria prevention strategies. Based on the conclusion, it was recommended that health educators should carry out awareness campaigns through rendering health talks which would help to further sustain the already existing knowledge of malaria prevention strategies among the mothers of under-five children in North-Central Zone, Nigeria. 

Keywords

Knowledge Children Malaria Mothers Prevention.

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How to Cite

Hannatu, M. P., MUSA, U., Tukur, B. M., Dashe, V., Hassan, L. ., Thomas, M., Bello, Y., & AYUBA, C. S. (2021). ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE OF MALARIA PREVENTION STRATEGIES AMONG MOTHERS OF UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN IN NORTH CENTRAL ZONE, NIGERIA. Global Journal of Health Related Researches, 3(2), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.67203/gjhrr.2021.nidjjx92

M. P. Hannatu, U. MUSA, B. M. Tukur, V. Dashe, L. . Hassan, M. Thomas, Y. Bello, and C. S. AYUBA, "ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE OF MALARIA PREVENTION STRATEGIES AMONG MOTHERS OF UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN IN NORTH CENTRAL ZONE, NIGERIA," Global Journal of Health Related Researches, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 1-10, July 2021. doi: 10.67203/gjhrr.2021.nidjjx92

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