Uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy with Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) among postpartum women in Zomba District, Malawi: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Malaria in pregnancy causes adverse birth outcomes. Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) is recommended as a chemoprevention therapy. Zomba district IPTp uptake falls far below the national average. The study was...

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Autores principales: Steven Chifundo Azizi, Gershom Chongwe, Helen Chipukuma, Choolwe Jacobs, Jessy Zgambo, Charles Michelo
Formato: Artigo
Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: BMC 2018-04-01
Colección:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Materias:
Pregnancy
Intermittent preventive treatment
Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine
Malaria
Uptake
Postpartum
Acceso en línea:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-018-1744-y
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