ATTITUDE TOWARDSMALARIA PREVENTION STRATEGIES AMONG MOTHERS OF UNDER-FIVE IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study assessed the attitudes of malaria prevention strategies among mothers of under-five in
Ogun State, Nigeria. This study employed ex-post facto research design.The population of this
study was 641,445 mothers of under-five in Ogun State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling
approach was used to select 216 mothers of under-five through a stratified random sampling
technique, simple random sampling technique, and purposive sampling techniques. The
instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire. Collected data were analyzed
using simple percentage, frequency count, descriptive statistics and one sample t-test analysis at
0.05 alpha levels. The results revealed that mothers of under-five children in Ogun state had no
significant attitude of malaria prevention strategies. Based on the findings, it was recommended
that mothers of under-five should be encouraged by health educators on how to maintain positive
attitudes toward malaria prevention strategies through mass media, seminars/ workshops and
community health-related programs.