Statistical Study Of The Prevalence Of Malaria In Abia State

1.0 Introduction

This research is about the statistical analysis of curative efficiency of drugs and herbs against malaria. This parasite, malaria is very common disease in tropical and subtropical region. It has killed millions of people and still on the realm of the living causing abnormality in human health.

However, with the number of trials and tribulations in this life, it is often difficult to remember that people living in this nation are suffering from misfortunes as well. Amidst the concern is the incessant flu, there is much larger crisis in this country, Nigeria; malaria.

Malaria is defined in African encyclopedia is an infectious disease that is caused by parasite that lives in the liver and red blood cells of human beings. The disease is very common and is spread by female mosquitoes of the genus anopheles

The effect of this disease ruins human life and put many to early death. The disease results to dangerous complications such as cerebral malaria (which affects the brain and make the patients unconscious) black water fever (which damages the kidney, and make urines dark in colour) and also reduce the functions of the immune system and many more. To the effect of this disease, researchers were motivated and came up with anti-malaria drugs and herbs, to fight malaria disease.

Moreover, this research has about five chapters, chapter one deals with the introductory aspect of the malaria, background of the study, statement of the problems, research questions, justifications, the scope and the objective of the study. In the subsequent chapters, chapter two is on the literature review, followed by the methodology (chapter three), the chapter four is the presentation and analysis of the data and finally chapter five is about the summary, conclusion, findings and recommendations.

1.1 Background Of The Study

Owerri-North local government area is one of the local government areas in Imo state created on 27th August, 1991 under Ibrahim Babangida. In almost all local government areas in Abia state, the population of females is more than that of males except in Aba area (Aba north and Aba south LGA’s) where the population of males is more than that of females. The people are good farmers and keen businessmen. The the functions of the immune system and many more. To the effect of this disease, researches were motivated and came up with anti-malaria drugs and herbs, to fight malaria disease.

However, this research has about five chapters, one deals with the introductory aspect of the malaria background of the study, statement of the problems, research questions, justifications, the scope and the objective of the study. In the subsequent chapters, chapter two is on the literature review, followed by the methodology (chapter three), the chapter four is the presentation and analysis of the data and finally chapter five is about the summary, conclusion, findings and recommendations.

Owerri North Local Government areas in Imo State, the population of females is more than that of males except in Owerri West and Owerri Municipal L.G.A. where the population of males is more that that of females.

The people are good farmers and keen business me. The dispersed of village settlement is traditional among the Igbos.

The local government is situated on a plain with Capital (UTCH) in Owerri North is a local government area of Imo Stat, Nigeri.

Its headquarters are in the town of Oria Uratta. It has an area of 198 km2 and a population of 175, 395 at the 2006 census. The portal code of the area is 460

1.2 Statement Of The Problems

Today, we have drugs and herbs for the treatment of malaria. But in a critical appraisal to this work, problems necessitated follows, the way people diagnose malaria prior treatment, the side effects associated to both medicine (drugs and herbs), the particular medicine patients rely mostly to treat malaria, the curative efficiency of drugs and herbs and how people resist to malaria infections.

1.3 Research Questions

In view of the above problems, the following research questions were considered necessary,

How do people diagnose malaria prior treatment?

How do people treat malaria?

How efficient is the medicine used in the treatment of malaria?

What are the side effects associates to the medicines?

How do people prevent themselves from mosquito bite?

How many days do patient take to recover?

1.4 Significance Of The Study

The research is important to the reader and infected patients, as it reaches forth compendium on the result of the research work carried on the curative efficiency of drugs and herbs against malaria.

To government, it will provide them the basic steps to policy or decision regards to malaria cases and its anti-malaria medicines.

To patients, the findings and recommendations will be a focus point each time malaria is diagnose of the symptoms occur. Hence the study in assists them on the use of anti-malaria medicines (drugs and herbs).

1.5 Scope Of The Study

The boundary mapped out for the study is Aba North LGA, from the geographical area, a large sample size (N>30) were randomly drawn and surveyed.

The study involves primary data collection with questionnaires, interview and observation method of data collection to obtained data for the analysis.

A fragment of the population was studied to reduce constraints that may limit the research work and its generalization about the entire population.

1.7 Objective Of The Study

Consequently upon the identified problems of this study, the researcher had the basic objective measure of:

To ascertain the independent efficiency of drugs and hers against malaria.

To identify the major side effects of drugs and herbs.

To ascertain the number of days a particular medicine cures malaria effectively.