A qualitative assessment of the health systems factors influencing the prevention of malaria in pregnancy using intermittent preventive treatment and insecticide-treated nets in Ghana

A qualitative assessment of the health systems factors influencing the prevention of malaria in pregnancy using intermittent preventive treatment and insecticide-treated nets in Ghana

Abstract Background Ghana has adopted and implemented intermittent preventive treatment using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) and insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in an antenatal care (ANC) context to prevent malaria among pregnant women. However, the increased ANC attendance and its frequency fa...

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Main Authors: Virtue Fiawokome De-Gaulle, Joseph Kamgno, Verner N. Orish, Agnes Kotoh, Wilfred Mbacham, Harry Tagbor, Pascal Magnussen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Health system
Intermittent preventive treatment
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine
Insecticide-treated nets
Pregnancy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04159-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04159-w

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