Awareness, possession and use of insecticide-treated nets for prevention of malaria in children under five in Abeokuta, Nigeria.

Aim: A survey was carried out to assess awareness, possession and use of insecticide-treated nets (ITN) by mothers in preventing malaria among children under 5 years old.

Methods: Pretested questionnaires were administered by trained research assistants to women that have had a child in the last 59 months, irrespective of place of child delivery.

Results: Malaria was considered dangerous by almost all respondents (98.