Bridging urban-rural disparities in malaria care during pregnancy in Senegal: evidence from household and health facility surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the World Health Organization's recommendations, the uptake of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) in Senegal remains suboptimal, with disparities observed between urban and rural areas. More remains to be known about how malaria service readiness would affect the utilization of IPTp-SP.

Methods

Data were obtained from seven annual rounds of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Service Provision Assessments (SPA) in Senegal from 2012 to 2019. Using sample domain linkage to link the databases at the regional level. A malaria service readiness index was calculated to quantify the malaria service delivery capacity within the service environment where women reside. The Heckman selection model was utilized

SUBMITTER: Jiang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12276681 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature