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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2013): African Sociological Review

2 - Perceived Threat of Malaria and the Use of Insecticide Treated Bed Nets in Nigeria

https://doi.org/10.57054/asr.v17i1.3804
Ali Arazeem Abdullahi
Department of Sociology, University of Ilorin, Nigeria and Department of Sociology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8304-3967
Cecilia Van Zyl-Schalekamp
Department of Sociology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6504-4202
Anton Seneka
Department of Sociology, University of Johannesburg. South Africa.

Corresponding Author(s) : Ali Arazeem Abdullahi

kwaraeleven@yahoo.com

African Sociological Review, Vol. 17 No. 1 (2013): African Sociological Review

Abstract

Using multiple qualitative methods, this study investigated the perceived threat and perceived susceptibility of children under five years of age to malaria, and willingness of the caregivers to use the ITNs in the prevention of malaria in selected rural and urban areas of Nigeria. The health belief model (HBM) is the theoretical anchor of the study. Samples included mothers, fathers and grandparents whose child/ward had manifested malaria symptoms at one time or another and who had reported or failed to report such cases at the available health centres. Other respondents were community leaders, health workers and traditional pharmacists popularly known as elewe-omo. The study found that malaria was perceived as a serious health problem and a threat to the children by the majority of the respondents. However, high perceived threat of malaria did not guarantee widespread use of the ITNs owing to limited access and poor distribution networks. Some measures for equitable and sustainable distribution and use of the ITNs in local communities have been recommended.

Keywords

malaria children insecticide treated nets health belief model caregivers Nigeria
Ali Arazeem Abdullahi, Cecilia Van Zyl-Schalekamp, & Anton Seneka. (2014). 2 - Perceived Threat of Malaria and the Use of Insecticide Treated Bed Nets in Nigeria. African Sociological Review, 17(1), 25–44. https://doi.org/10.57054/asr.v17i1.3804
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