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Uptake of four or more doses of sulfadoxine pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy in Zambia: findings from the 2018 malaria in pregnancy survey.

Danny SinyangeMukumbuta NawaLwito Salifya MutaleHudson MumboleBusiku HamainzaCephas Sialubanje
Published in: BMJ open (2023)
These findings confirm a low uptake of four or more doses of IPTp-SP in the country. Strategies should focus on increased coverage of IPTp-SP in provinces with much higher malaria burden where the risk is greatest and the ability to afford healthcare lowest.
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