Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy with Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine and its Associated Factors in the Atwima Kwanwoma District, Ghana.

Emmanuel KumahFerguson DuvorGodfred Otchere Samuel Egyakwa Ankomah Adam Fusheini Collins KokuroAkua Kusiwaa KarikariJoseph Adom

Published in: Annals of global health (2022)

Education on SP use should be intensified at all levels of the health system. Early initiation of ANC is also recommended for optimal uptake of IPTp-SP. More research is needed to understand factors affecting the uptake of SP during pregnancy in the country.

Keyphrases

healthcare
plasmodium falciparum
preterm birth
pregnant women
combination therapy
pregnancy outcomes