Economic Impact of Malaria Treatment on Resource-constrained Households in Akwa Ibom: A Case Study on Selected Local Government Areas

Nsikan Affiah; Sunkanmi Fadoju; Idara James; Ndifreke James; Chimankpam Uzoma; Emmanuel Opada; Joseph Jasini

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Economic Impact of Malaria Treatment on Resource-constrained Households in Akwa Ibom: A Case Study on Selected Local Government Areas

Nsikan Affiah, Sunkanmi Fadoju, Idara James, Ndifreke James, Chimankpam Uzoma, Emmanuel Opada, Joseph Jasini

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The burden of malaria on human and economic resources cannot be underestimated. In the Nigerian communities where malaria is endemic, the impact on households results in the loss of resources, time, and health of the household members. Up to 97% of the population in Nigeria live under the risk of malaria and 76% in high transmission areas; 50% of the population estimated to have at least one episode of malaria yearly, with the incidence of about 2 to 4 episodes among children every year. The expenditure on malaria represents over 40% of curative healthcare costs with catastrophic impact on the microeconomic level where households are represented. The study set out to determine the economic cost of treating malaria and the health-seeking behaviour of households in Akwa Ibom State, South-South Nigeria. A cross sectional descriptive study among 640 households across the 3 Local Government Areas of the survey. Quantitative method was used to gather information and collected data were analyzed using SPSS software with the result on the cost of malaria treatment estimated using the prevailing interbank exchange rate of 197 Naira per SDU in 2015 and 379 in 2021. The results showed that 55.7% of households preferred visiting drug stores for malaria treatment. Total cost was made up of 44.7% of direct cost and 55.3% of indirect cost, with average direct cost of malaria treatment per household estimated at 8,563.77 Naira (22.60 USD) and the average indirect cost of treatment per household estimated at 10,437.09 Naira (27.54 USD). Average total cost for each episode (888) of malaria was estimated at 9,305.51 Naira (22.55 USD) while at the household level, the average total cost was estimated at 18,868.10 Naira (49.78 USD). In conclusion, low-income households spend 36% of monthly household income on treating malaria compared to high-income households with spending of only 1.2%. The cost of malaria treatment is well beyond the means of the households and given the reality of repeated bouts of malaria and its contribution to the impoverishment of households necessitating increase investment in treatment and preventive intervention.

Published in	World Journal of Public Health (Volume 7, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.wjph.20220702.11
Page(s)	39-45
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Malaria, Household, Cost, Income

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Nsikan Affiah, Sunkanmi Fadoju, Idara James, Ndifreke James, Chimankpam Uzoma, et al. Economic Impact of Malaria Treatment on Resource-constrained Households in Akwa Ibom: A Case Study on Selected Local Government Areas. World J Public Health. 2022;7(2):39-45. doi: 10.11648/j.wjph.20220702.11

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Nsikan Affiah

Faculty of Public Health, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Sunkanmi Fadoju

Creative Associates International, Abuja, Nigeria
Idara James

Department of Computer Science, Akwa Ibom State University, Ikot Abasi, Nigeria
Ndifreke James

Action Against Hunger, Potiskum, Nigeria
Chimankpam Uzoma

Faculty of Public Health, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Emmanuel Opada

Victoria County Public Health Department, Victoria, USA
Joseph Jasini

International Centre for AIDS Care and Treatment Program, Yola, Nigeria

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AU  - Sunkanmi Fadoju
AU  - Idara James
AU  - Ndifreke James
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AU  - Emmanuel Opada
AU  - Joseph Jasini
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