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This study assessed the level of early diagnosis and treatment of malaria among FUTO students. It identified the level of awareness on early diagnosis of malaria before treatment; identified the reasons why early diagnosis of malaria is not done before treatment; assessed the pattern of treatment for malaria; and determined the level of awareness of Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy (ACT). The study also examined the influence of early diagnosis to their pattern of treatment. A total of 255 students constituted the sample size for the study. Data for the study were collected through structured questionnaire. Frequency, Percentages, Mean statistics, Regression estimates and ANOVA were used in data analysis. Result shows that majority (57%) of the students were male, 40% use symptoms like running nose, headache and pains to confirm malaria; majority (97%) of students have not been tested using RDT, (40%) of the few that tested, had their test carried out in the hospital, majority (90%) of the students are not aware that early diagnosis of malaria can detect the level of malaria parasite in the blood, (83%) of students do not know about other diseases that exhibit similar signs with malaria and majority (70%) do not know that early diagnosis can lead to effective and prompt treatment of malaria. Survey on the knowledge of early treatment of malaria showed that majority (73%) of the students take treatment for malaria immediately after symptoms, and (37%) get their drug recommendations from patent medicine store. However, the majority (73%) of students have not heard about complicated malaria which can cause cerebral malaria; and the majority (83%) are not aware that early treatment of malaria can reduce the risk of complicated malaria. Data on the pattern of treatment showed that majority of the students treat malaria with malaria drugs; and majority (80%) do not continue with treatment after the symptoms have gone. Survey on awareness on ACT made it obvious that the majority (73%) of the students have not heard about ACT as an effective treatment for malaria, and majority (87%) do not know that ACT is a standard anti-malaria, set by WHO for effective treatment of malaria. In conclusion, the result showed that there is a significant influence of Early diagnosis of malaria and pattern of treatment among students in Federal University of Technology, Owerri. It is therefore recommended that there should be proper enlightenment for students on early diagnosis of malaria and the use of ACT drugs to avoid cases of complicated malaria and/or death of the patient.

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