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Malaria remains one of the number one killer diseases in sub-Saharan Africa especially in Nigeria. In the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, malaria is the leading cause of morbidity. A retrospective hospital based study on the distribution of socio economic factors with malaria occurrence at FCT Abuja Nigeria was carried out using a five years (2012-2016) hospital records from Wuse District Hospital Abuja. Sampling Technique includes all the patients’ records that were diagnosed of acute malaria confirmed by Giemsa stained thick and thin peripheral blood films prior to treatment at the General Out Patient and those on admission at Wuse District Hospital Abuja. Data was entered and analyzed using IBM, SPSS Chicago version 25. Appropriate tables, graphs and percentages were displayed. A chi square test was performed to determine the level of significance using 95% confidence interval and pvalue. The findings revealed that a total of 22,934 patients were diagnosed with acute malaria based on hospital records between 2012 and 2016 in Wuse District Hospital Abuja. From the analysis, the Non Formal Educational accounted for 57.4% of the total number of patients diagnosed.Those who are unemployed accounted for 77.3% and those living in the rural area accounted for 55.7% of the cases. The study concluded that, The level of educational status, occupational status and residence of patients plays significant roles in the occurrence of malaria infection.

Distribution of Socio-Economic Factors with Malaria Occurrence at Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria: A Retrospective Hospital Based Study