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Socioeconomic inequality in intermittent preventive treatment using Sulphadoxine pyrimethamine among pregnant women in Nigeria.

Fatima Mahmud MuhammadReza MajdzadehSaharnaz NedjatHaniye Sadat SajadiMahboubeh Parsaeian
Published in: BMC public health (2020)
Our findings showed that IPTp-SP use was pro-rich in Nigeria. Wealth index and educational status were the factors that significantly contributed to the inequality. The disparities could be reduced through free IPTp service expansion by targeting pregnant women from low socioeconomic status.
Keyphrases
  • pregnant women
  • healthcare
  • high intensity
  • anti inflammatory
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • plasmodium falciparum