The demand for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in the Volta Region of Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) is a preventable condition leading to maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Invariably, with all the knowledge about the serious consequences of MiP for the woman, the unborn child, and the neonate, the uptake of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in pregnancy using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) is low in most malaria-endemic countries, including Ghana. This study sought to examine the uptake and service user predictors of the implementation of IPTp-SP after the policy upgrade in 2014.

Methods

This cross-sectional survey was carried out in two selected districts in the Volta Region. The study participants were randomly selected from communities within Nkwanta North and North Tongu District. A total of 438 mothers

SUBMITTER: Asem L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11376531 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature