Factors influencing adherence to the new intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy policy in Keta District of the Volta region, Ghana

• Main Authors: Alren O. Vandy (Author), Nana Yaw Peprah (Author), Joseph Yaw Jerela (Author), Perfect Titiati (Author), Abubakar Manu (Author), Joseph Akamah (Author), Ernest T. Maya (Author), Kwasi Torpey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background About 25% of pregnant women in malaria-endemic areas are infected with malaria and this accounts for about 15% of maternal deaths globally. Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) is one of the main strategies for prevention of mala...