POOR SANITATION AND MALARIA IN MAKOKO WATER COMMUNITY LAGOS, NIGERIA. OLABUSOLA AROWORAMIMO RN, MPH STUDENT WALDEN UNIVERSTITY PUBH 6165-01 INSTRUCTOR: DR. RUBIN HOWARD WINTER QUARTER, 2010
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POOR SANITATION AND MALARIA IN MAKOKO WATER COMMUNITY LAGOS, NIGERIA. OLABUSOLA AROWORAMIMO RN, MPH STUDENT
WALDEN UNIVERSTITY
PUBH 6165-01
INSTRUCTOR: DR. RUBIN HOWARD
WINTER QUARTER, 2010
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Improve sanitation
Methods to prevent malaria
MAP OF LAGOS
MAKOKO WATER COMMUNITY
•Slum located at the edge of the Lagos lagoon
•18th century coastal settlement
•Self- governing community
Babalola, Y.(2009). Makoko Residents And Their Unwanted Guest. Retrieved January 6, 2011, from http://allafrica.com/stories/200905010060.html
IMPORTANCE OF SANITATION
•Better living environment
•Prevent disease
•Eliminates standing water
MALARIA AND CAUSATION
AGENT•Vector-borne disease
• Caused by a parasite called Plasmodium
• Carried by a vector known as mosquito
Center for Disease and Control Prevention. (2010).
Center for Disease and Control Prevention. (2010). Malaria. Retrieved January 18, 2010, from http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/about/index.html
MODE OF TRANSMISSION
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMSHeadaches, Weakness, Fever, Aches and Pains, High Body Temperature (chills and rigors) Bitterness of the mouth (and loss of appetite)
Jimoh, A., Sofola, O., Petu, A., Okorosobo, T. (2007). Quantifying the economic burden of malaria in Nigeria using the willingness to pay approach. Retrieved January 6, 2011, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1890276
PREVENTION
•Clean environment
•Use of mosquito nets
•Spraying insecticide
World Health Organization. (2010). Media Center: malaria Fact Sheet. Retrieved January, 11, 2011, from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs094/en/index.html
RECCOMMENDATION
•Biweekly environmental cleaning
•Promote good sanitation practice
•Use of door and window nets
CONCLUSION
Malaria can be prevented
Sanitation is important
Malaria is a serious health issue
Questions
REFERENCE Babalola, Y.(2009). Makoko Residents And Their Unwanted Guest. Retrieved January
6, 2011, from http://allafrica.com/stories/200905010060.html Jimoh, A., Sofola, O., Petu, A., Okorosobo, T. (2007). Quantifying the economic burden
of malaria in Nigeria using the willingness to pay approach. Retrieved January 6, 2011, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1890276
World Health Organization. (2010). Media Center: malaria Fact Sheet. Retrieved January, 11, 2011, from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs094/en/index.html
Center for Disease and Control Prevention. (2010). Malaria. Retrieved January 18, 2010, from http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/about/index.html
Center for Disease and Control Prevention. (2010). Malaria: Where Malaria Occurs. Retrieved January 29, 2011, from http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/about/distribution.html
Center for Disease and Control Prevention. (2010). Malaria: Choosing a Drug to Prevent Malaria. Retrieved January 29, 2011, from http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/travelers/drugs.html
World Health Organization. (2011). Malaria: High Risk Groups. Retrieved January 29, 2011, from http://www.who.int/malaria/high_risk_groups/en/
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SOURCES FOR FURTHER READINGWorld Health Organization. (2011). Malaria: Travelers.
Retrieved January 29, 2011, from http://www.who.int/malaria/travellers/en/
World Health Organization. (2011). Malaria: Malaria and Complex Emergencies. Retrieved January 29, 2011, from http://www.who.int/malaria/epidemics_emergencies/emergencies/en/index.html