Open AccessPerception and utilization of insecticide-treated mosquito net among caregivers of children in Abakaliki, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Maria Lauretta Orji,
Nnamdi Benson Onyire,
Assumpta Udechi Chapp-Jumbo,
Onyinye Uchenna Anyanwu,
Christopher Bismarck Eke
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/aam.aam_64_16
Subject(s) - malaria , medicine , environmental health , socioeconomic status , statistical significance , mosquito net , under five , population , pathology , immunology
Malaria contributes significantly to under-5 morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan African countries including Nigeria. The rollback malaria (RBM) initiative and millennium developmental goal 6 are the programs targeted at reduction in malaria burden. The target year here is 2015; it would be needful to determine the impact of these programs on lives of at-risk population.