Uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy with Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) among postpartum women in Zomba District, Malawi: a cross-sectional study

• Autori principali: Steven Chifundo Azizi (Autore), Gershom Chongwe (Autore), Helen Chipukuma (Autore), Choolwe Jacobs (Autore), Jessy Zgambo (Autore), Charles Michelo (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
• Accesso online: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Malaria in pregnancy causes adverse birth outcomes. Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) is recommended as a chemoprevention therapy. Zomba district IPTp uptake falls far below the national average. The study was...