| dc.description.abstract | This study was undertaken to assess the factors influencing malaria morbidity in Kijjabwemi village which is located in Masaka district. The main objective was to find out the relationship between social factors (distance to breeding places, amount spent on malaria treatment and control, settlement patterns) and malaria morbidity. Specifically, the study looked at the effect of
demographic factors (gender) on malaria morbidity and assessed malaria prevention strategies. A simple random sample of 95 respondents was used in the study. The variables in this research were analyzed at univariate, bivariate, and multivariate levels. The analysis was done using frequency distribution, chi-square statistic, and binary logistic regression model. In this research, females dominated the research (56.84%), household members with many people, people close to bushes and other breeding sites, and those who used a small proportion of their income on malaria controls were more likely to have malaria. It was further discovered that those members who often sleep under Insecticide Treated Mosquito nets(ITNs), used Indoor Residual Spraying(IRS), and went for effective treatment of malaria were less likely to have malaria morbidity. The sex of the respondents was a significant variable in the study.To reduce malaria morbidity within the region, the Malaria Control Programme should increase the coverage of insecticide-treated nets in Masaka district. It should also increase the use of IRS through Consortium using the insecticides which the community will accept without any attachments.The researcher recommends that there should be an emphasis on the slashing and clearing of bushes surrounding homesteads since it is a major cause of malaria morbidity in the district. | en_US |
