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Assessment of ownership and utilisation of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets among households in Kaiama Local Government Area, Kwara State, North-Central, Nigeria
https://doi.org/10.31248/JPHD2025.164 | Article Number: 428064505 | Vol.7 (4) - August 2025
Received Date: 26 June 2025 | Accepted Date: 30 August 2025 | Published Date: 30 August 2025
Authors: AbdulMumin Ahmed K.* , Babatunde S. A. , Ojo O. Y. , Garba D. , Popoola A. M. , Adediran A. S. , Ojeblenu F. and Abubakar M. J.
Keywords: Nigeria., perception, Kaiama communities, LLITN, ownership, north-central, utilisation.
Mosquito nets, most commonly in the form of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs), are a central component of current global malaria control initiatives. Ownership rates remain low in many malaria-endemic regions or amongst particular groups in such regions. Malaria continues to be the leading cause of childhood mortality and morbidity despite government efforts, donors and the private sector’s interventions to ensure that the children under five, who are most vulnerable, own and sleep under LLINs. This study aims to assess ownership and utilisation of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets among households in Kaiama LGA, Kwara State, North-central, Nigeria. A descriptive cross-sectional study, interviewer-administered questionnaire, which had been pretested in a similar community, was used for data collection. The respondents were the heads of household in the selected communities in Kaiama LGA of Kwara State. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 20. The mean age of the respondents was 34.6 ± 11.9 years. The majority of the respondents, 385 (81.9%), had knowledge of LLINs. Similarly, most of the respondents, 261(67.8%), got to know about LLINs through health workers, while 111 (28.8%) heard through the radio. The majority of the respondents, 164 (42.6%), agreed that LLINs cause heat when you sleep in them. Almost all the respondents, 436 (92.8%), owned nets. Utilisation among age groups among 1-year-olds was 97 (35.7%); while 1-5 years was 117(43.0%), and 5-14 years accounted for 13 (4.8%). Utilisation among non-pregnant women was 6 (2.2%), while pregnant women had 105 (38.6%). The knowledge of the importance of LLITN among the study community was encouraging; however, negative perception affected utilisation by the most vulnerable groups despite adequate ownership of nets.
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