In Nigeria, malaria is the leading cause of under-five mortality contributing 33% of all childhood deaths and 25% infant mortality. As a child will typically be sick of malaria between 3–4 times in one year, the disease is a major cause of absenteeism in school-aged children, thus impeding their educational and social development [5] and subsequently robbing the country of its future human resources.
taken from a research article entitled:
Utilization of Insecticide-Treated Nets by Under-Five Children in Nigeria: Assessing Progress Towards the Abuja Targets
by: Olusola B Oresanya1*, Moshe Hoshen2 and Olayemi T Sofola3
- * Corresponding author: Olusola B Oresanya
1 National Malaria Control Programme, Federal Ministry of Health, 2nd Floor, Yobe House, First Avenue, Off Shehu Shagari Way, Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria
2 Hebrew University – Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
3 National Malaria Control Programme, Federal Ministry of Health, 2nd Floor, Yobe House, First Avenue, Off Shehu Shagari Way, Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria