Assessment of Knowledge of Malaria Prevention Strategies among Mothers of Under-Five in Ogun State, Nigeria

Abstract

Abstract

This study employed ex-post facto research design in assessing the knowledge of malaria prevention strategies among mothers of under-five in Ogun State, Nigeria. The population of this study is 641,445 mothers of under-five in Ogun State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling approach was used to select 218 mothers of under-five through a stratified random sampling technique, simple random sampling technique and purposive sampling techniques were used for this study. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire. Two hundred and sixteen (216) validated copies of the instrument were used for data collection. Collected data was analyzed using simple percentage, frequency count, descriptive statistics and one sample t-test analysis at 0.05 alpha level. The results obtained revealed that mothers of under-five children in Ogun state have less knowledge of all the malaria prevention strategies. Based on the findings, it was concluded that mothers of under-five children in Ogun state have less knowledge of malaria prevention strategies. It was recommended that seminars/ workshop and community health related programs should be organized by government and non-governmental organization for mothers of under five children on malaria prevention strategies in order for them to know all the strategies that can be used to prevent malaria. Keywords: knowledge, malaria preventive strategies, mothers of under-five.