Are rural pregnant women disadvantaged in accessing intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy in Ebonyi State, Nigeria?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adequate intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) uptake (≥3 doses) routinely delivered at antenatal clinics is effective in preventing malaria during pregnancy. Whereas, low IPTp uptake (24.0%) had been reported among pregnant women in Ebonyi State, there is paucity of studies comparing the uptake and its predictors in the urban and rural areas of Ebonyi State. We determined IPTp uptake and its predictors in the urban and rural areas of Ebonyi State.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional comparative study among 864 reproductive age women selected using multistage sampling. Using a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire, we collected data on respondent's socio-demographic characteristics and IPTp uptake. Uptake was adjudged adequate if ≥3 doses were

SUBMITTER: Akpa CO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9648760 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature