Coverage of indoor residual spraying for malaria control and factors associated with its acceptability in Nasarawa State, North-Central Nigeria

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• Alternative Title:
  Pan Afr Med J
• Personal Author:
  Dimas, Hannatu Janada ; Sambo, Nasir Mohammed ; Ibrahim, Muhammed Sani ; Ajayi, Ike Oluwapo Oyeneye ; Nguku, Patrick Mboya ; Ajumobi, Olufemi Olamide
• Description:
  Introduction
  
  Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is among the major vector control strategies recommended for endemic populations by the World Health Organization (WHO). The success of IRS requires high coverage which is dependent on its acceptability. In Nigeria, IRS pilots have been ongoing and rejection has been a major setback to its coverage. We assessed coverage of IRS and determined factors associated with its acceptability in Nasarawa Eggon district, Nasarawa state, Nigeria
  
  Methods
  
  A cross-sectional survey involving 409 households selected using multi-stage sampling was carried out. Trained data collectors administered pre-tested structured questionnaire to collect data on socio-demographic characteristics of household heads or their representatives, their perceptions on IRS and factors associated with IRS acceptability. Descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses were done at 5% level of significance.
  
  Results
  
  Majority of respondents were male (79.7%) and married (82.6%), and their mean age was 36.4 ± 13.3 years. Coverage of IRS was 99.3%. However, only 82.6% of those who previously accepted IRS were willing to accept it in again. Factors independently associated with acceptability were perceived effectiveness of IRS (aOR = 21.8; 95%CI = 6.9-68.8) and lower household cost of malaria prevention after IRS (aOR = 5.0; 95%CI = 1.1-21.8)
  
  Conclusion
  
  IRS coverage in the communities studied met WHO minimum standard of 85%. However, for similar results to be achieved in future, acceptability must be promoted by providing information on its effectiveness and its ability to reduce household cost of malaria prevention.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Insecticides Malaria Male Middle Aged Mosquito Control Multivariate Analysis Surveys And Questionnaires Young Adult

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• Source:
  Pan Afr Med J. 2019; 33
• Pubmed ID:
  31489062
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6711672
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U2G GH001876/GH/CGH CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Nigeria
• Volume:
  33
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:efd5b41cd071d3cdd1bb9cdfe23704efa66363f3ec1d8b9c049388ad0f3b0635
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/87578/cdc_87578_DS1.pdf
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