Case Study Of Malaria In Ethiopia

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Background: Malaria is one of the main public health problems in Ethiopia with more than three-quarters of the landmass of the country and an estimated 68% of the total population is considered at risk of malaria infection. Ethiopia is undertaking various malaria control strategies that aim to improve access and equity to preventive as well as curative health services, which include quick and valuable malaria treatment options and selective vector control approach like using insecticide-treated nets. Effective and suitable prevention and control of malaria epidemics is also part of the key strategies. The need for developing wide-ranging and high impact strategies for malaria control is important. Therefore, this study aimed to explore …show more content…

Currently, a range of effective malaria control interventions is being scaled up in Ethiopia to improve access and equity to preventive as well as curative health services. These initiatives include prompt and effective treatment of malaria, selective vector control including insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), prevention, and control of epidemics (2).
The utilization of ITN has become a central element of international and national efforts against malaria. The World Health Organization (WHO) and Roll Back Malaria (RBM) partnership recommended ITN utilization as an effective preventive intervention for reducing malaria risk of transmission and mortality among pregnant women and children under five years old …show more content…

Of particular importance was the users’ choice of insecticide-treated net in terms of shape and color as well as practice to mend them when damaged. This was a key problem in the use of, particularly the rectangular ITN. Rectangular insecticide-treated nets are often used where malaria or other insect-borne diseases, as well as nuisances, are common, especially as a tent-like covering over a sleeping bed. For effectiveness (the probable impact of an intervention, when deployed in real-life conditions), the insecticide-treated nets must not rest directly on the skin of the sleeping person because mosquitoes can then reach and bite a person through the net’s webbing. When they are hung over sleeping beds, rectangular mosquito nets provide more room to the user than conical nets. Rectangular ITN has been used in several countries in Africa such as Tanzania and Nigeria and their acceptance was good. Evidence from these countries has shown that some rooms in the households were potential sleeping areas which would warrant hanging rectangular ITN during bedtime and remove in the morning

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