Knowledge, uptake and therapeutic effectiveness of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) among pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic at ayeduase Health Centre in Oforikrom Municipality in the Ashanti-region, Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malaria is a life-threatening disease, and in pregnancy, it has been recognized to pose a substantial threat to mothers, fetuses and neonates and accounted for 249 million malaria cases and 608,000 malaria deaths in 85 countries in 2022. Malaria in pregnancy poses a significant threat, and globally, it is associated with approximately 10,000 maternal deaths each year. In sub-Saharan Africa, it is projected that approximately 25 million pregnant women in this region are at risk of contracting Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection annually. In Ghana, the overall prevalence of malaria in pregnancy was 20.4% among pregnant women in the middle belt of Ghana. Malaria in pregnancy causes maternal anaemia, spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, preterm delivery and low birth weight

SUBMITTER: Ansong D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11890542 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature