Reaching the unreached: effectiveness and satisfaction with community-directed distribution of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for preventing malaria in pregnancy in rural South-East, Nigeria.
Ijeoma Nkem Okedo-AlexIfeyinwa Chizoba AkamikeChihurumnanya Nwachi AloAdaoha Pearl AguChinyere Benedicta NzehChinwendu Daniel NdukweOdii Ogonna OkoroDejene Derseh AbatenehChigozie Jesse UnekePublished in: Malaria journal (2020)
Community-directed distribution of IPTp-SP improved uptake of IPTp-SP and ITN use. Mothers were satisfied with the services. The authors recommend sustained large-scale implementation of community-directed distribution of IPTp with active community engagement.