Rural Gambian women's reliance on health workers to deliver sulphadoxine – pyrimethamine as recommended intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The use of most anti-malarial medications is restricted during pregnancy, but two doses of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine are recommended after the first trimester as intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp). In The Gambia,...

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Main Authors: Brabin Loretta, Stokes Elizabeth, Dumbaya Isatou, Owens Stephen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/8/1/25