Level of Awareness and Knowledge of Pregnant Women and Nursing Mothers on Roll Back Malaria Campaign in Lagos State Nigeria

Abstract

This survey determined the level of awareness and knowledge of pregnant women and nursing mothers on Roll Back Malaria Campaign in Lagos State, Nigeria. Two research hypotheses were formulated. The study adopted public and private hospitals, maternity homes, health centres, and traditional birth attendants in the selected local governments in Lagos State. The data from all the respondents were analysed quantitatively. The analysis involved both descriptive and analytical approaches. The descriptive analysis was conducted on the responses of the questionnaires collected with the use of tabular representation showing frequency, percentages, means, and standard deviations. The study revealed that with the high level of literacy, the level of awareness and knowledge were not influenced by education, the dominant mass media was radio and television and the common misconceptions of the causes and prevention tools of malaria have been corrected by relevant Roll Back Malaria Campaign strategies. Finally, the study concludes that awareness and knowledge of pregnant women and nursing mothers were highly significant, indicating that the Roll Back Malaria Campaign has been effective.