Open AccessPrevalence and Management Outcomes of Malaria among Different Age Categories Accessing Healthcare Services in a Private Secondary Health Facility in Nigeria
Author(s) -
Akubue Augustine Uchenna
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
biomedical and case reports open access open journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2771-0432
DOI - 10.33169/biomcase.bacroaoj-2-124
Subject(s) - malaria , medicine , public health , rapid diagnostic test , health facility , health care , pediatrics , environmental health , cross sectional study , health services , population , immunology , nursing , economic growth , economics , pathology
Background Malaria remains a Public Health challenge in Sub-Sahara Africa causing high mortality and morbidity. This study looks at the Prevalence and Management Outcomes of malaria cases that presented by different age categories at a Private Secondary Hospital by the residents of Agbani Road, Enugu state. Methodology This is hospital based cross-sectional retrospective study of patients who presented with fever from Month of January 2017 to Month of December, 2020. Malaria Diagnosis was made by WHO recommended RDT test kits and Microscopy, Structured questionnaire was used to collect information on Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) use from all the patients who patronize the hospital. All malaria positive cases were treated according to Malaria Treatment Guidelines. Analysis of data was done by SPSS.Version22. Results Out of 678 febrile Patients, 65% (443/678) stronglytested positive to malaria: P-value = 0.00135. 50% (221/443) malaria cases, 68% (70/103) admitted cases, 78% (31/40) complicated cases and 91% (10/11) death respectively occurred moreamong < 10years and pregnant mothers. 89% (396/443) successful treatment rate was achieved (P=0.000) and 83% (39/47) of resistantmalaria responded to antibiotics, P-value0.0001).9% (40/443) of the treated cases and Only 1 % (7/73) of cases who use LLINs returnedwith malaria within 28days. Conclusion Malaria Prevalence and outcomesis worseamong < 10 years and pregnant mothers and some anti-malaria resistant cases responded to antibiotics.LLINs use reducesprevalence of malaria re-infection in this setting. Keywords: Malaria;Prevalence; Management outcomes; Agbani Road; Enugu State; Nigeria.