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

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6, 2011, from http://allafrica.com/stories/200905010060.html Jimoh, A., Sofola, O., Petu, A., Okorosobo, T. (2007). Quantifying the economic burden

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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