In a study conducted in 2023, 43 percent of respondents living in the Nigerian South West geo-political zone considered that they got treated for malaria every two months, while 19 percent reported that they got the treatment twice a year.
Malaria is a dangerous disease transmitted to humans by certain mosquitoes that bear the malaria parasite. In 2020, Nigeria registered some 21.6 million cases of malaria.
Frequency of malaria treatment in Nigeria as of 2023, by region
Characteristic
Every month
Every two months
Twice a year
Once a year
I hardly fall sick
Don't know/refused to answer
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NOIPolls. (July 31, 2023). Frequency of malaria treatment in Nigeria as of 2023, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418917/frequency-of-malaria-treatment-in-nigeria-by-region/
NOIPolls. "Frequency of malaria treatment in Nigeria as of 2023, by region." Chart. July 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418917/frequency-of-malaria-treatment-in-nigeria-by-region/
NOIPolls. (2023). Frequency of malaria treatment in Nigeria as of 2023, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418917/frequency-of-malaria-treatment-in-nigeria-by-region/
NOIPolls. "Frequency of Malaria Treatment in Nigeria as of 2023, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418917/frequency-of-malaria-treatment-in-nigeria-by-region/
NOIPolls, Frequency of malaria treatment in Nigeria as of 2023, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418917/frequency-of-malaria-treatment-in-nigeria-by-region/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Frequency of malaria treatment in Nigeria as of 2023, by region [Graph], NOIPolls, July 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418917/frequency-of-malaria-treatment-in-nigeria-by-region/