TAF PUBLISHING

Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Malawi such that it accounts for over one-third of all outpatients annually. Further to this, it is a leading cause of hospital admission among children below the age of 5 years. It is responsible for about 40% of all hospitalization of this age group. Above all, malaria accounts for over 30% of in-hospital child death, and adults cannot work an average of 25 days in a year due to malaria. The incidence was currently standing at 484/1000 up from 458/1000 in 2009. This is despite several interventions and strategies being employed to try to reverse the trend. Qualitative research was used to explore the constraints and challenges faced by malaria patients in preventing and controlling malaria in Nkhata Bay Malawi. The confirmed malaria patients were put into four categories: Pregnant women, children below five years of age, adult females, and adult males, and in each category, a participant was identified through random sampling without replacement. Primary data from the participants were obtained through semi-structured interviews, and an analysis of the collected data was done using MS Excel. Ethical clearances were obtained from both Malawi and Thailand.