AWARENESS OF TYPHOID FEVER AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES AMONG RESIDENTS OF EPINMI AKOKO IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA
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Awareness, Typhoid fever, preventive measures, residents of Epinmi AkokoAbstract
The awareness regarding the diseases among the community members help in prevention of the particular disease. It is essential to investigate the level of awareness and Preventive measures of typhoid fever especially among the residents of Epinmi Akoko in Ondo State to avoid the typhoid fever complications. The aim of This study is to investigate the level of awareness of typhoid fever and Preventive measures among residents of Epinmi Akoko in Ondo State. The study employed a descriptive cross sectional research design. The study was conducted in Epinmi Akoko. A multistage sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 240 respondents from a target population of 1,500 respondents which were used to collect relevant data. Data were collected through structured questionnaire which was analysed and presented using frequency, tables and percentages. The study showed that the residents have moderate level of awareness of signs and symptoms of typhoid fever (53.07%) and the mode of transmission of typhoid fever (56.09) respectively while there was significant difference on preventive measures of typhoid fever among male and female. Base on the findings, it was recommended that since residents of Epinmi Akoko have a moderate level of awareness of typhoid fever, more efforts should be made to increase the awareness about typhoid fever among residents of Epinmi Akoko in Ondo State.
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