Factors Associated With Malaria Prevalence Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic At Kagadi Hospital Kibaale District Western Uganda
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Date
2017-10
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Kampala International University, School of Health Sciences
Abstract
Malaria is a major public health problem especially in the African region. Globally about one million deaths occur annually as a result of malaria. In Uganda, malaria is highly endemic with 63% of the population exposed to high transmission. The main objective was: To determine the factors associated with malaria prevalence among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Kagadi hospital-Kibaale district. A descriptive cross sectional study design was used, simple random sampling method used to recruit 49 participants for the interview. The sample size was determined by Fisher’s method. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information from the participants.
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The results of the study indicated that socio demographic factors such as: maternal age, education, gravidity, and housing; health service factors such as: distance from the health facilities and availability of malaria treatment and individual factors such as: knowledge about malaria prevention, use of ITNs and uptake of IPTp by pregnant mothers were associated with malaria prevalence among pregnant women.
Conclusion: The district has high malaria prevalence among pregnant women and therefore there is need for the district authorities to implement targeted interventions towards malaria prevention in Kagadi district.
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A Research Report Submitted to The Uganda Nurses and Midwives Examination Board in Partial Fulfilment of The Requirement of The
Award of The Diploma in Nursing Sciences
Keywords
Malaria Prevalence, Pregnant Women, Antenatal Clinic