Assessment Of The Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Pregnant Women In The Control and Prevention Of Malaria Infection (A Study Of State Hospital, Ifo, Ogun State).

Abstract

The main aim of this research is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of pregnant women in the control and prevention of malaria infection (A study of State Hospital ifo, Ogun State). Literature review was extracted from internals relevant text books and journals relevant to the study. Research was a purely descriptive survey, instrument used in data collection was structured designed Questionnaire, simple random sample technique was used to select the respondent for research purpose. Descriptive statistics of frequency count and percentage were used to analysis the Data. The result of the findings indicates ninety two respondents stated that malaria can kill if leave untreated, while the remaining eight stated that they do not know the consequence of leaving malaria untreated. Also it was observed that majority of the respondents either use mosquito nets or repellants for prevention of malaria. Hence it was concluded that in general, most people had fair knowledge about malaria prevention and control. The majority of respondents recognised malaria as a threat to their lives in the community. Despite this (fair knowledge and good attitudes), practices towards malaria prevention and control were poor. Therefore interventions aimed at social and behaviour change should primarily target the gaps in practices highlighted by the study. It is hereby recommended that there is need to reinforce good behaviour and demystify the myths and misconceptions held by respondents about malaria prevention and control measures. Examples of myths or misconceptions here included the fear of suffocating in mosquito bed nets or taking local herbs for treatment. Keywords: Assessment, Knowledge, Attitude, Pregnant Women, Malaria Infection, Prevention, Nigeria Aims Research Journal Reference Format: Okanlawon-Peters P.O. (2022) Assessment Of The Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Pregnant Women In The Control And Prevention Of Malaria Infection (A Study Of State Hospital, Ifo, Ogun State).. Advances in Multidisciplinary and Scientific Research. Vol. 8. No. 1, Pp 43–50. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.22624/AIMS/V8N1P4. Available online at www.isteams.net/aimsjournal