| dc.description.abstract | Background: Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) have been shown to significantly reduce
malaria-related morbidity which is one of the causes of child mortality across a range of
transmission settings in Africa. With increased funding from international donors, efforts are
currently underway to roll-out ITNs to vulnerable populations at risk of malaria across sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA), particularly children younger than 5 years old and pregnant women.
Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence and factors affecting
acceptable utilization of insecticides treated mosquito nets among the community of Bobi
Sub-county, Omoro District from October to November 2018
Method: A descriptive cross sectional study was employed to investigate the prevalence and
factors affecting acceptable utilization of insecticides treated mosquito nets among the
community of Bobi Sub-county, Omoro District from October to November 2018. A total of
100 community members from three parishes in Bobi sub-county were included in this study
using multi stage method of sampling. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data.
Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20.
Results: From the assessment done, the level of utilization of the ITNs was at 64.4% among
the community members. religion, marital status, level of education, occupation, number of
household member, residence, number of people living in a room, household having radio or
TV, family income, decision maker and availability of ITN, having ITN, number of nets in
the household and knowledge on how to put the net before use every night (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The findings highlight the need for educational, informational and improving on
the socio-economic status interventions of the respondents to address the factors that
influence ITN utilization in pregnancy. | en_US |
