Meatu District Report - Whole Village Project - University of Minnesota
Meatu District Report - Whole Village Project - University of Minnesota
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Table 5. Top Ranked Health Issues for Men, Women, and Children<br />
<strong>Village</strong> Men Women Children<br />
Mbushi � Waist Pain � Waist Pain<br />
� Malaria<br />
� Bladder Blockage � Chest Pain<br />
� Anemia<br />
� Hernia<br />
� Malaria<br />
� Malnutrition<br />
� Malaria<br />
� Sore Throat<br />
� Dehydration<br />
� Stomach Ulcers<br />
� Eye Disease<br />
Iramba � Food and Knee � Stomach Aching � Malaria<br />
Ndogo<br />
Aching<br />
� Waist Aching<br />
� Diarrhea<br />
� Waist Aching � Malaria<br />
� Small Pox<br />
� Malaria<br />
� Ring Worm<br />
� Fever<br />
Sapa � Typhoid<br />
� Urinary Tract Infection � Malaria<br />
� Hernia<br />
� Dizziness/Anemia � Paralysis<br />
� Waist Pain � Tuberculosis<br />
� Stomach Ache<br />
� Tuberculosis � Waist Pain<br />
� Bilharzia<br />
� Sexually<br />
Transmitted<br />
Diseases (STDs)<br />
� Stomach Ache<br />
� Bilharzia<br />
Makao � Stomach Ache � Malaria<br />
� Malaria<br />
� Foo/Waist Pain � Foot Itching/Swelling � Convulsions<br />
� Malaria<br />
� Pneumonia<br />
� Diarrhea<br />
� Waist/Back Pain � Malaria<br />
� Vomitting<br />
� Waist/Back Pain<br />
Mbushi, Makao and Iramba Ndogo have a dispensary in the village while Sapa does not list any type<br />
<strong>of</strong> health facility present. Mbushi is the only village to report having a medical <strong>of</strong>ficer present while<br />
Makao and Iramba Ndogo have a nurse assistant. The dispensaries in Mbushi and Makao have a<br />
refrigerator and both dispensaries provide family planning services. While there is no information<br />
<strong>of</strong> a clinic or dispensary in Sapa, 100% <strong>of</strong> respondents seek treatment for all diseases at a clinic,<br />
dispensary or hospital as well as Makao. This stands in contrast to Mbushi and Iramba Ndogo as<br />
many seek treatment for aches and pains by traditional healer. Moreover, respondents note that<br />
children’s dehydration treatments are taken to traditional healers in Mbushi.<br />
4.5.2 Malaria and Other Illnesses<br />
Given the prevalence <strong>of</strong> malaria, all households are asked if they own at least one mosquito net and<br />
if it has been treated with insecticide. Figure 5 presents data by village on percentage <strong>of</strong> households<br />
owning a mosquito net insecticide treatment. Overall, mosquito net ownership is fairly high in the<br />
surveyed villages. While Makao has the lowest percentage <strong>of</strong> mosquito nets among households at<br />
68%, it has one <strong>of</strong> the highest percentages <strong>of</strong> nets that were treated at 73%. Mbushi and Iramba<br />
Ndogo both have over 80% <strong>of</strong> households with mosquito nets and Sapa has 77%. Overall, more<br />
21 Results and Discussion | <strong>Whole</strong> <strong>Village</strong> <strong>Project</strong> – <strong>Meatu</strong> <strong>District</strong>, January 2011
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