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was attributed to poor planning by the government. Many districts have been created
without proper planning for example when a county becomes a district; it is supposed
to operate using the existing infrastructure and facilities – yet it has to serve an
extended population. The health personnel’s highlighted that some establishments such
as rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria which were useful in rural areas failed in
2009 due to poor policy implementation and lack <strong>of</strong> monitoring and evaluation
framework.
Changing weather conditions such as increase in temperatures and un-predicted heavy
rainfall was another factor highlighted by the respondents. They emphasised that
temperature increments are evident and rainfall are erratic and heavy in Kabale. They
stressed that malaria incidences are rampant in the rainy months <strong>of</strong> March and April
and October and November. Rainfall and temperature are vital in mosquito lifecycles
development and hence increased mosquito vector proliferation - consequently leading
to increased malaria prevalence in the <strong>study</strong> area.
4.2 Fish <strong>farming</strong> and malaria
4.2.1 Malaria incidence per a month
The responses revealed that malaria is a common problem affecting many households
in Kabale. The responses show that during each month malaria is experienced in at least
55% <strong>of</strong> the respondent households (Table 2). In the affected households, it can be
depicted that malaria can be experienced either once or twice in a month (i.e. the
number <strong>of</strong> times malaria can affect either one or more household member(s) in a
month). It is only two respondents who indicated that their households can be affected
by malaria more than two times in a month.
It can also be depicted that there are many households where malaria was rarely
experienced. In these households a month or more can elapse without any member <strong>of</strong>
their households being affected by malaria.
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