https://iphopen.org/index.php/mhs <p><em><strong>IPHO-Journal of Advance Research in Medical &amp; Health Science, <a href="https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/3050-8878">(e-ISSN 3050-8878, p-ISSN 3050-9351)</a></strong></em> publishes a wide range of high quality research articles in the field (but not limited to) given below: Psychiatric and mental health nursing, Learning disability nursing, Pediatric nursing, Geriatric nursing, Nursing of people in acute care and long term care institutional settings, Home health nursing, Community and Home care, academicians, professional, practitioners and students to impart and share knowledge in the form of high quality empirical and theoretical research papers etc.</p> IPHO Journal en-US IPHO-Journal of Advance Research in Medical & Health Science 3050-9351 <p>Author(s) and co-author(s) jointly and severally represent and warrant that the Article is original with the author(s) and does not infringe any copyright or violate any other right of any third parties and that the Article has not been published elsewhere. Author(s) agree to the terms that the <strong>IPHO Journal</strong> will have the full right to remove the published article on any misconduct found in the published article.</p> https://iphopen.org/index.php/mhs/article/view/494 <p><strong>Aim/Objective:</strong> Malaria is &nbsp;public health challenge in rural communities due to poor surrounding conditions that encourage mosquitos breeding ground. This study assess malaria control/ determinant factors among residents of rural communities in Bayelsa East. <strong>Methods:</strong> &nbsp;Descriptive cross-sectional study was adopted to select all 249 participants through simple random methods. Data collected were documented in a structured questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 25.0. <strong>Results:</strong> Observation from the study indicate that 96.00% participants were aware malaria been transmitted through mosquito bites, while 94.80% agreed that stagnant water encourages mosquito breeding. Additionally, 75.10% slept under insecticide-treated nets, 88.80% regularly cleared bushes, and 85.10% disposed household waste regularly. Furthermore, 84.70% reported that distance to health facilities affected malaria treatment, while 85.50% agreed that the cost of preventive tools limited usage. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Although knowledge and preventive practices were relatively high, environmental and socioeconomic barriers hindered effective malaria control. We hereby recommend that intensified environmental sanitation and provision of subsidized malaria preventive measures should be in place by the government through the various health facilities to the various rural communities in the study areas.</p> DR. SOLOMON M. UVOH DR. SOLOMON M. UVOH DR. EMMANUEL ONOKPITE DR. EMMANUEL ONOKPITE EBIERE R. NDIOMU BEN-WAKAMA EBIERE R. NDIOMU BEN-WAKAMA Dr. Odikeme D. Eyidenghabofa Dr. Odikeme D. Eyidenghabofa Copyright (c) 2026 IPHO-Journal of Advance Research in Medical & Health Science https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 2026-10-10 2026-10-10 4 6 01 09 10.5281/zenodo.23278048