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IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE INCIDENCE OF MALARIA AMONG AIR FORCE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS: A CASE STUDY OF AIR FORCE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL, AGBANI-ENUGU

Authors:
ALI, ALHAJI ALI; OMOLE, OLUYOMI.O

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ALI, ALHAJI ALI; OMOLE, OLUYOMI.O
Department of Geography and Meteorology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu State, Nigeria.

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ALI, ALI, ALHAJI, and OMOLE, OLUYOMI. O. "IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE INCIDENCE OF MALARIA AMONG AIR FORCE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS: A CASE STUDY OF AIR FORCE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL, AGBANI-ENUGU." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 4, no. 1, Jan. 2019, pp. 673-686, ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=53. Accessed Jan. 2019.
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ALI, A., & O, O. (2019, January). IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE INCIDENCE OF MALARIA AMONG AIR FORCE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS: A CASE STUDY OF AIR FORCE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL, AGBANI-ENUGU. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 4(1), 673-686. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=53
Chicago
ALI, ALI, ALHAJI, and OMOLE, OLUYOMI. O. "IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE INCIDENCE OF MALARIA AMONG AIR FORCE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS: A CASE STUDY OF AIR FORCE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL, AGBANI-ENUGU." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 4, no. 1 (January 2019), 673-686. Accessed January, 2019. ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=53.

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Abstract:
Global climate change is expected to increase the incidence of vector-borne diseases, especially malaria. This study assessed the contribution of climate to a malaria epidemic in Enugu state, using Nigerian Air Force Comprehensive School, Agbani-Enugu as a case study. Five Years Malaria cases were collected from the School Medical Centre - where a diagnosis was consistent and non-climate variables well monitored. Lately, the prevalence of malaria in the school has increased with increasing frequency of students missing academic activities due to hospital admission. Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to compute the relationship between temperature variability and malaria cases in AFCS, Agbani-Enugu, and the result show that 99.99% of malaria transmission was attributing to climate variability. A steady fluctuation in the temperature regime from the least 26' c to 27' c plays a significant active role in increasing the incidence of Malaria cases in the School. One of the recommendations is that every student(s) should sleep under a insecticide mosquito net. Also there is the urgent need for a regular workshops and seminars on the relationship between climate change and malaria incidence as well as vector control programmes.

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