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Insecticide Treated Nets

Orient Journal of Medicine

Vol 25 [3-4] Jul-Dec, 2013

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Awareness, accessibility and use of insecticide treated nets: a crosssectional survey of ante-natal clinic attendees in a tertiary hospital in South-East Nigeria Ifeoma A MODEBE1 Chinomnso C NNEBUE2 Nene O IBEH1 1Department

of Community Medicine Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi Anambra State, NIGERIA 2Institute of Human Virology / Department of Community Medicine Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi, Anambra Sate NIGERIA Author for Correspondence Chinomnso C Nnebue Institute of Human Virology/ Department of Community Medicine Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital PMB 5025, Nnewi Anambra State, NIGERIA E-mail: [email protected]

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Received: May 2013 Accepted: August 14th, 2013

ABSTRACT

______________________________________________________ Background: The use of insecticide treated net (ITN) for protection against malarial vectors has remained a cost effective and highly effective tool in global and national malarial control policies. Despite this effort towards reducing the intolerable burden of malaria, the disease continues to be a major public health problem in Nigeria. Objective: To determine the awareness, accessibility and use of ITN among women attending antenatal clinic (ANC) in a tertiary hospital in South-East Nigeria. Methodology: A cross-sectional study of 400 women attending ANC in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) Nnewi was done. Data was collected using pre-tested semi-structured interviewer administered questionnaires and analyzed using Epi-info version 3.5.1 software. Tests of statistical significance were carried out using chi square tests for proportions. A p-value of