Effectiveness of antenatal intermittent preventive treatment for malaria with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine on peripartum outcomes.

Isaac Okezie GodwinIfeoma Mercy EkejinduGeorge Uchenna ElejeDorothy Amauche EzeagwunaChigozie Geoffrey OkaforArinze Anthony OnwuegbunaOsita Samuel UmeononihuPrisca Obiageli GodwinOnyecherelam Monday OgelleJoseph Ifeanyichukwu Ikechebelu

Published in: Therapeutic advances in infectious disease (2022)

Although the compliance gap was low, IPTp-SP users had significantly better pregnancy and foetal outcomes compared with non-users. Efforts should be intensified towards achieving total compliance in IPTp-SP usage by pregnant women.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
preterm birth
randomized controlled trial
pregnancy outcomes
systematic review
type diabetes
high intensity
quality improvement
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance