Coverage of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in four sub-Saharan countries: findings from household surveys
Author(s) -
Clara PonsDuran,
M.a Pilar Agustín Llach,
Charfudin Sacoor,
Sergi Sanz,
Eusébio Macete,
Iwara Arikpo,
Máximo Ramírez,
Martin Meremikwu,
Didier Mbombo Ndombe,
Susana Méndez,
Manu F. Manun’Ebo,
Ranto Ramananjato,
Victor Rabeza,
Maya Tholandi,
Elaine Roman,
Franco Pagi,
Raquel González,
Clara Menéndez
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyaa233
Subject(s) - malaria , medicine , pregnancy , environmental health , attendance , demography , socioeconomics , economic growth , genetics , sociology , economics , immunology , biology
Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is a key malaria prevention strategy in areas with moderate to high transmission. As part of the TIPTOP (Transforming IPT for Optimal Pregnancy) project, baseline information about IPTp coverage was collected in eight districts from four sub-Saharan countries: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Madagascar, Mozambique and Nigeria.
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