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Introduction
A
descriptive cross-sectional survey of pregnant women in Enugu metropolis was
carried out between the months of July and September 2010. This was done to
appraise their utilization of insecticide-treated nets currently known as Long Lasting
Insecticide Nets (LLIN), taking into consideration any socio-cultural and
economic factors that may influence net use. A total of 283 respondents
returned their questionnaires and were analyzed accordingly. The mean age of
the respondent was 30 ± 5.9 years. The majority (96.5%) of them were
Christians. The study revealed an overall utilization rate of (20.1%) while the
rate of ownership or possession of ITN was (35.7%). The awareness of the
respondents about the benefits of ITN was markedly high (87.9%). On the
contrary, the possession rate was low (35.7%). The electronic media Radio/TV
played the highest role (49.9%) as the source of information about ITN to the
study population, while ITN knowledge was highest among pregnant women who had
formal education up to the tertiary level. Culture and Religion appeared to
have no significant influence on the utilization of ITN by the pregnant women.
The common reasons were given for not having ITN which were most significant
included inability to afford the price and not knowing how to get it, while
poor ventilation was the most significant reason given for not sleeping under
ITN. However, the majority of the women
(88.3%) perceived ITNs as being safe to sleep under. White nets (49.5%) were
the most preferred by the respondent as opposed to red which was the least
preferred. Majority of the respondents (28.3%) use ITNs more regularly during
Rainy reason.
TOPIC: AN APPRAISAL OF THE UTILIZATION OF INSECTICIDE TREATED NETS BY PREGNANT WOMEN IN ENUGU CAPITAL. TERRITORY: SOCIO-CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS
Format: MS Word
Chapters: 1 - 5
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Number of Pages: 65
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