Factors Influencing the Uptake of Health Care Services Among Undergraduate Students of Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State

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Background: Healthcare services are the activity undertaken by individuals who perceive to have a health problem or to be ill for the purpose of finding an appropriate remedy. Traditional herbal medicines have been used to treat malaria for thousands of years and are the source of the two main groups (artemisinin and quinine derivatives) of modern antimalarial drugs. With the problems of increasing levels of drug resistance and difficulties in poor areas of being able to afford and access effective antimalarial drugs, traditional medicines could be an important and sustainable source of treatment. Objective: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and utilization of herbal medications for the treatment of malaria among adult residents of Malete, Moro LGA, Kwara State Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 350 adult residents of Malete between June and August 2021. Eligible respondents were selected using multistage sampling technique. Data was collected with a pretested, validated, semi-structured, interviewer administered questionnaire. Data was analyzed with Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0 software and the results were presented with descriptive statistics. Cross-tabulation was done and Chi-square (x2) test was used to determine any association between the dependent and independent variables. A p-value of less than 0.05 (p