@article{93154,
  keywords = {onchocerciasis, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, River blindness},
  author = {Ibrahim J and Andrew T and Kugama M and Daudu M and Tese T and Musa U},
  title = {Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of People towards Onchocerciasis among Local People Living in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria},
  abstract = {<jats:p>The study is aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitude and practice of people in Ija-Gwari and Kofa in Niger State towards onchocerciasis, structured questionnaires were administered to 300 respondents comprising 150 from each of the village, which is about 5% of the total population size of the two villages. The sampling technique used to administer the questionnaire was systemic sampling method. In Kofa and Ija-Gwari village, a high proportion 74 (49.3%) and 80 (53.3%) respectively thought it was both a blood and an eye infection while few of the respondents 8 (5.3%) and 2 (1.45%) respectively claimed to have no idea of river blindness. In Kofa village, out of 150 respondents, 146 (97.3%) said they accepted taking the drug and 4 (2.7%) did not accept taking the drug. In Ija-Gwari village out of 150 respondents, 144 (95.9%) said they accepted taking the drug and 6 (4.1%) did not accept taking the drug. In Kofa village, out of the 150 respondents, 148 (98.7%) use ivermectin as the type of treatment, while In Ija-Gwari village, out of the 150 respondents 149 (99.3%) use ivermectin as the type of treatment. Since lack of knowledge perpetuates disease, appropriate health education strategy will be necessary to improve the situation.</jats:p>},
  year = {2019},
  journal = {Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research},
  pages = {1-9},
  publisher = {Sciencedomain International},
  issn = {2456-8899},
  url = {http://www.journaljammr.com/index.php/JAMMR/article/view/30277/56807},
  doi = {10.9734/jammr/2019/v31i130277},
}