STATISTICAL STUDY OF THE PREVALENCE OF MALARIA IN IMO STATE (CASE STUDY OF OWERRI NORTH L.G.A)

ABSTRACT

This research work is about the statistical analysis of curative efficiency of drugs and herbs against malaria. The work was conduct at Owerri North Local Government Area, Imo state. It is about the introductory of the research work. On the review of related literatures; it was reviewed that for centuries ago, people have been suffering malaria till date, due to parasite transmitted by female mosquitoes of the genus anopheles which have resistant to some antimalaria medicines and insecticides. However, the antimalaria medicine (drugs and herbs) had been researched for the treatment of the effects of the parasite. But the challenges that led the researcher into the research work is the effect of two medicines, how malaria is diagnosed, prevented and control and its characteristics.

The methodology of the research work; it comprises the nature of the population under study, sample size, sample method adopted, resource materials, research design adopted, limitations, definition of terms, instrument for the data analysis and decision rule. In the presentation and analysis, Chi-square test statistics was used to test the dependent of the drugs of recovery. Finally, the summary, conclusion, findings and recommendations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page…………………………………………………………………………………. i

Approval page…………………………………………………………………………. ii

Dedication……………………………………………………………………………….. iii

Acknowledgment…………………………………………………………………….. iv

Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………… v

Table of contents…………………………………………………………………….. vi

Chapter one

1.0 Introduction    –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      1

1.1 Background of the study-       –      –      –      –      –      –      1

1.2 Statement of the problem-     –      –      –      –      –      2

1.3 Aims and objectives of the study-  –      –      –      –      3

1.4 Research questions- –      –      –      –      –      –      –      4

1.5 Significance of the study-       –      –      –      –      –      –      4

1.6 Scope of the study- –      –      –      –      –      –      –      5

1.7 Definition of terms- –      –      –      –      –      –      –      6

Chapter two

2.0 Literature review-    –      –      –      –      –      –      –      7

2.1 Introduction-   –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      7

2.2 Malaria-    –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      7

2.3  Life cycle-       –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      8

2.4 Symptoms-     –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      10

2.5 Western Diagnosis and treatment- –      –      –      –      12

2.6 Traditional –     –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      14

2.7 Immunity-       –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      —    16

2.8 Prevention and control-   –      –      –      –      –      –      18

2.9 History of malaria-   –      –      –      –      –      –      –      21

2.10 Dr. Mar cola’s comments-    –      –      –      –      –      23

Chapter three

3.0 Methodology-   –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      25

3.1 Introduction–  –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      25

3.2 Nature of the population-       –      –      –      –      –      –      25

3.3 Sample size —  –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      26

3.4 Sample method adopted-       –      –      —    —    –      –      26

3.5 Resource malaria-    –      –      –      –      –      –      –      27

3.6 The research design adopted- –      –      –      –      –      27

3.7 Limitation of the study – –      –      –      –      –      –      28

3.8 Instrument for data analysis-  –      –      –      –      –      29

Chapter four

4.0 Presentation and analysis of data-  –      –      –      –      32

4.1 Introduction –  –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      32

4.2 Presentation of data-      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      32

4.3 Analysis of data-     –      –      –      –      –      –      –      32

Chapter five

5.0 Summary, findings, conclusion and recommendations- 36

5.1 Introduction-   –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      36

5.2 Summary-       –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      36

5.3 Findings-  –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      37

5.4 Conclusion-     –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      38

5.5 Recommendations-  –      –      –      –      –      –      –      38

 References-   –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      40

Appendix-       –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      42

CHAPTER ONE

1.1  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.

1.2  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY:

Owerri-North local government area is one of the local government areas in Imo state created on 27^th 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.