In a study conducted in 2023, most respondents within all age groups in Nigeria reported that they were treated for malaria every two months. By comparison, 28 percent of respondents across all age groups each reported receiving treatment for malaria twice a year.
Malaria is a dangerous disease transmitted to humans by mosquitoes that bear the malaria parasite. In 2020, Nigeria registered some 21.6 million cases of malaria.
Frequency of malaria treatment in Nigeria in 2023, by age
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 in 2023, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418927/frequency-of-malaria-treatment-in-nigeria-by-age/
NOIPolls. "Frequency of malaria treatment in Nigeria in 2023, by age." Chart. July 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418927/frequency-of-malaria-treatment-in-nigeria-by-age/
NOIPolls. (2023). Frequency of malaria treatment in Nigeria in 2023, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418927/frequency-of-malaria-treatment-in-nigeria-by-age/
NOIPolls. "Frequency of Malaria Treatment in Nigeria in 2023, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418927/frequency-of-malaria-treatment-in-nigeria-by-age/
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Frequency of malaria treatment in Nigeria in 2023, by age [Graph], NOIPolls, July 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418927/frequency-of-malaria-treatment-in-nigeria-by-age/