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ORIGINAL RESEARCH REPORT

Knowledge and implementation of the National

Malaria Control Programme among health‑care

workers in primary health‑care centers in Ogun State,

Nigeria

Temitope Wunmi Ladi‑Akinyemi, O. E. Amoran , A. O. Ogunyemi, O. J. Kanma‑Okafor, A. T. Onajole
1

Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi‑Araba, Lagos, Department of Community
1
Medicine and Primary Care, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT
Background: Lack of capacity to implement programs effectively and low public education
about malaria is some of the factors that Nigeria governments must address to effectively
combat malaria. Methods: This descriptive cross‑sectional study assessed the knowledge
and implementation of the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) among health‑care
workers in the primary health‑care centers in Ogun state. Three hundred and twenty‑five
respondents were recruited into the study using cluster sampling method. A pretested
self‑administered questionnaire was used to collect necessary information. Analysis and
statistical calculation was done using SPSS version 20.0. Relationships between categorical
variables were tested using Chi‑square test with P value at 0.05. Results: One hundred and
twenty‑five (38.5%) of the respondents were from Ado‑odo/Ota local government areas (LGAs),
120 (36.9%) of the respondents were from Ijebu‑ode LGA and 80 (24.6%) were from Ewekoro
LGA. About 37.8% of the respondents were within age range of 45–54 years, with mean of
41.7 ± 8.5. Over 90% of the respondents knew the mode of transmission of malaria, <50% of
them could identified case definition of simple and complicated malaria. Large percentage of
Address for correspondence: the respondents knew the signs and symptoms of simple malaria. The respondents who were
Dr. Temitope Wunmi Ladi‑Akinyemi, older (P = 0.004) with more than 15‑year work experience (P = 0.006) had good knowledge
Department of Community Health score of the NMCP. Conclusion: Knowledge and implementation of NMCP by health‑care
and Primary Care, College of workers in some of the LGAs in this study was inadequate. Regular visit to the health facilities,
Medicine, University of Lagos, especially those in the remote areas by the staff of malaria control unit were recommended.
Idi‑Araba, Lagos, Nigeria.
E‑mail: twladi‑akinyemi@cmul.edu. Key words: Health‑care workers, implementation, knowledge, National Malaria Control
ng Programme, primary health care

INTRODUCTION five years die of malaria annually. Countries with a high
[1]
number of cases of malaria are among the poorest in the
Malaria is an acute or chronic infection of red blood cells world and typically have very low rates of economic growth.
caused by protozoa parasites of the genus plasmodium:
Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium In Nigeria, malaria is responsible for 60% outpatient visits
falciparum and Plasmodium ovale. Each year, the to health facilities, 30% childhood deaths, 25% of death in
[2]
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world experiences 300–500 million cases of malaria. children under 1 year and 11% maternal death. Malaria’s
Approximately, 90% of the cases occur in Sub‑Saharan
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How to cite this article: Ladi‑Akinyemi TW, Amoran OE,
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DOI: implementation of the National Malaria Control Programme among
10.4103/jcls.jcls_55_17 health‑care workers in primary health‑care centers in Ogun State,
Nigeria. J Clin Sci 2018;15:48‑54.

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