Uptake of four or more doses of sulfadoxine pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy in Zambia: findings from the 2018 malaria in pregnancy survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the prevalence and predictors of the uptake of four or more doses of sulfadoxine pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP 4+) in Zambia.

Design

A cross-sectional study using secondary data from the malaria in pregnancy survey (Malaria Indicator Survey) data set conducted from April to May 2018.

Setting

The primary survey was conducted at community level and covered all the 10 provinces of Zambia.

Participants

A total of 3686 women of reproductive age (15-45 years) who gave birth within the 5 years before the survey.

Primary outcome

Proportion of participants with four or more doses of IPTp-SP.

Statistical analysis

All analyses were conducted using RStudio statistical software V.4.2.1. Descriptive statistics were computed to summarise particip

SUBMITTER: Sinyange D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10231002 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature