Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine and parasite resistance: cross-sectional surveys from antenatal care visit and delivery in rural Ghana

Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine and parasite resistance: cross-sectional surveys from antenatal care visit and delivery in rural Ghana

Abstract Background Despite decades of prevention efforts, the burden of malaria in pregnancy (MiP) remains a great public health concern. Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), used as intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp-SP) is an important component of the malaria prevention strategy imp...

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Main Authors: Atikatou Mama, Charity Ahiabor, Bernard Tornyigah, Naa Adjeley Frempong, Kwadwo A. Kusi, Bright Adu, David Courtin, Sandrine Houzé, Philippe Deloron, Michael F. Ofori, Abraham K. Anang, Frédéric Ariey, Nicaise Tuikue Ndam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Pregnancy
Plasmodium falciparum
Ghana
IPTp-SP
SP resistance
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04124-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04124-7

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