https://www.journalsajp.com/index.php/SAJP <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>South Asian Journal of Parasitology</strong>&nbsp;aims to publish high-quality papers (<a href="/index.php/SAJP/general-guideline-for-authors">Click here for Types of paper</a>)&nbsp;all areas of basic and applied parasitology.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">This is an open-access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.</p> South Asian Journal of Parasitology en-US South Asian Journal of Parasitology https://www.journalsajp.com/index.php/SAJP/article/view/288 <p>Malaria is an endemic disease caused by <em>Plasmodium, </em>which is transmitted through the female <em>anopheles</em> mosquitoes. It is a devastating disease that threatens productivity and the economy of endemic countries like Nigeria. The study aimed at the prevalence rate of malaria infection regarding the overuse and misuse of insecticide-treated nets. A total number of eighty-two (82) children were recruited for this study, with a questionnaire administered to them and blood samples were taken for examination of the parasites using thick film and rapid diagnostic test methods. The result showed that the prevalence of malaria infection among the children aged 1-17 years, as diagnosed via microscopy and Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) were 12.2% and 8.5% respectively, there was no statistically significant association of malaria infection with the use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), family education on the use of ITNs and other malaria control and prevention, residing in bushy, slump, and water-logged areas. Staying outdoors at dawn/dusk. This study also determined the association of malaria infection with some clinical data and risk factors. However, there was no statistically significant association of malaria infection with a history of symptoms (headache, fever, and muscle pain), previous malaria treatment, self-medication, and family history of the infection. From this study, it can be concluded that there was no association of the malaria infection with some clinical data and risk factor. However, proper sanitation and a healthy lifestyle should be sustained to limit the effect and spread of Malaria infection.</p> Isomah, Abiye Chiladi Isomah, Chiladi Jeff Ejesi, Kelechi Ihuoma Lois Copyright (c) 2026 Author(s). The licensee is the journal publisher. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. 2026-05-25 2026-05-25 9 3 429 435 10.9734/sajp/2026/v9i3288