Women’s empowerment and uptake of sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy: results from a cross-sectional baseline survey in the Lake endemic region, Kenya

Women’s empowerment and uptake of sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy: results from a cross-sectional baseline survey in the Lake endemic region, Kenya

Abstract Background Malaria in pregnancy remains a major public health problem in endemic areas of the sub-Saharan African (SSA) region. However, there is limited understanding of the association between women’s empowerment and the uptake of sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive trea...

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Main Authors: George Odwe, Dennis Juma Matanda, Tchaiwe Zulu, Stephen Kizito, Oscar Okoth, Beth Kangwana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Women empowerment
Intermittent treatment
Sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine
Malaria in pregnancy
Kenya
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04679-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04679-z

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