POOR SANITATION AND MALARIA IN MAKOKO WATER COMMUNITY

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 • 18 th 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). Malaria. Retrieved January 18, 2010, from http: //www. cdc. gov/malaria/about/index. html

MODE OF TRANSMISSION

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS �Headaches, �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/PMC 1890276

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/fs 09 4/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

THANK YOU 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/PMC 1890276 � World Health Organization. (2010). Media Center: malaria Fact Sheet. Retrieved January, 11, 2011, from http: //www. who. int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs 094/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/

PICTURE REFERENCE �http: //nursingcrib. com/wp-content/uploads/malariatransmission. jpg �http: //www. fao. org/docrep/008/af 847 e 1 t. jpg �http: //www. crittercontrol. com/User. Files/Image/cc_jun _09 b. jpg �http: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File: Lagos_Map. PNG.

SOURCES FOR FURTHER READING �World 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/emergenci es/en/index. html