TOPIC
District with the purpose of identifying the factors affecting the utilization of insecticide treated mosquito nets (ITNs) among pregnant mothers. A descriptive and cross-sectional
design was employed and 60 (sixty) respondents were selected using a convenient sampling
method. Data was collected using a questionnaire. The study found that respondents faced
various social factors affecting the utilization of ITNs among pregnant mothers and although
all the respondents 60 (100%) had heard of ITNs and 60 (100%) understood ITNs as an
insecticide-treated bed net that prevents mosquito bites, the majority of respondents 40
(66.7%) did not own an ITN while the majority 40 (66.7%) reported that they only sometimes
slept under an ITN every night due to various factors including 14 (26.9%) causing too much
heat, 12 (23.2%) said ITNs made it difficult to breathe, 8 (15.4%) disturbed to put up and down
every night while 6 (11.5%) said it contained dangerous chemicals. In conclusion, the
researcher noted that respondents faced various factors affecting the utilization of ITN
among pregnant mothers and this hence required immediate intervention to put preventive
measures in practice and reduce the spread of malaria among pregnant mothers in the study
setting.
Keywords: Insecticide-treated mosquito nets, pregnant mothers, mosquito bites, malaria,
chemicals.
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PUBLISHED
2023-04-26
HOW TO CITE
Nemalidde Lydia (2023). Evaluation of factors that affects the usage of insecticide treated mosquito
nets in pregnant women at Ishaka. IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ,9(2):18-32. https://doi.org/10.59298/IDOSR/JST/03.1.12002