The social dimensions of community delivery of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Yara AlonsoWade LusengiManu F Manun'EboAimée M RasoamananjaranaharyNoroharifetra Madison RivontsoaEstêvão MucaveleNeusa TorresCharfudin SacoorHope OkebalamaUgo James AgborOgonna NwankwoMartin MeremikwuElaine RomanFranco PagnoniClara MenéndezKhátia MunguambeCristina Enguita-FernàndezPublished in: BMJ global health (2022)
The findings provide evidence on the reported acceptability of C-IPTp among a wide range of actors, as well as the barriers and facilitators for delivery and uptake of the intervention. Overall, C-IPTp was accepted by the targeted communities, supporting the public health value of community-based interventions, although the barriers identified should be examined if large-scale implementation of the intervention is considered.