Long-Lasting Insecticide-Treated Nets: Assessment of the Awareness and Utilization of Them among Antenatal Clinic Attendees in Abakaliki, Southeast Nigeria.

Chidebe Christian AnikweJohn Chiadikobi IrechukwuBartholomew Chukwunonye OkorochukwuCyril Chijioke IkeohaJohnson Akuma ObunaBrown Nnamdi EjikemeIfeyinwa Helen Anikwe

Published in: Journal of tropical medicine (2020)

The level of awareness of LLITNs is high; however, its utilization was discouragingly low. Rural dwellers and those without appropriate knowledge of the aetiology of malaria were less likely to use LLITNs in pregnancy.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
pregnant women
healthcare
south africa
primary care
plasmodium falciparum
aedes aegypti
pregnancy outcomes
newly diagnosed