Literature review
Measures of preventing malaria in the sub-Saharan region are important perspective as well as an initiative that should be embraced. Owing to the fact that in the sub-Sahara region in Africa has a lot of mosquitoes, and then the possibility to prevent malaria from spreading is an honorable thing. Basing an argument on the global perspective, there is an enormous problem with reference to health as a result of infections with malaria (Okumu, 2011). Taking into consideration the fact that women who are pregnant are prone to getting malaria faster, the use of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) is proposed. It is important to note that pregnant women are usually immensely delicate.
The use of the insecticide-treated bed nets is one of the measures that have been installed within the different dimensions of African nations; these nets are objective at preventing malaria-carrying mosquitoes from transmitting malaria. With reference to the world health organizations, there was a recent declaration based on the use of insecticide treated nets. They supported the use of the nets by families where the woman is pregnant. And in that connection carried out an exercise of distributing them.
The use of the net is at times literally discouraged because it may result to some infections towards pregnant women. However, the adverse positive effect of the net does require that one takes into account the fact that more lives are saved. The complication of pesticides causing complications was evaluated by the World Health Organization (Okumu, 2011). This was in the efforts to improve the technologies. A study of the impact of insecticide-treated bed nets in the entire Africa Sub-Saharan region. This may involve the urge to use the nets and see the final results as it is acknowledged that the use of the nets is effective. The results from the study will count ensuring that the pregnant women do not get affected by the chemicals used in the nets.
Theoretical review
A theoretical review is meant to cite different discussions and researches concerning malaria. Malaria is caused by the parasitic protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. As a result, one who is at a risk of the bite is at a risk of acquiring malaria. The risk of the falciparum malaria is approximately dearly high in the regions of sub-Saharan Africa (Okumu, 2011). Many women in the region get pregnant within a malarious area in Africa procedures. If they contract malaria, it is possible that the result is low birth weight which can even lead to death. If in any case death is not the result, then the birth weight is affected. The use of nets is being prescribed to the patients. In the bid to prevent fevers as well as the flu-related infections, medical attention is being preferred entirely.
Skewed to the forest-zone, the falciparum malaria is dominant in the region. In addition the parasites that relate to resistance against treatment are very many in the region. The homestead that does not have the insecticide-treated bed nets are left in a situation of risk of getting the malaria related infections (Okumu, 2011). The extent to which these infections can go intense is based on the level of prevention of transmission from happening. It is as a result that the nets play an important role in preventing contact of pregnant mothers with mosquitoes at night. Putting into consideration the factor that the Chloroquine-resistant parasites are dominant in the northern part of Africa towards the Sahara, then medication is less effective than the use of insecticide-treated bed nets which would definitely prevent contact between the carriers of the virus and the human beings
References
Guidelines for malaria prevention in sub-Saharan Africa. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/travel/malaria_prevention/subsaharan_africa.htm
Malaria Eradication Research Agenda Initiative, & World Health Organization (2012). Community-based reduction of malaria transmission: Informal consultation organized by the WHO Global Malaria Programme in collaboration with Malaria Eradication Research Agenda (malERA) initiative, 3-4 February, 2010, Geneva, Switzerland. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization.
Okumu, F. O., & Moore, S. J. (2011). Combining indoor residual spraying and insecticide-treated nets for malaria control in Africa: a review of possible outcomes and an outline of suggestions for the future. Malaria Journal. doi:10.1186/1475-2875-10-208
