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Malaria in pregnancy: Assessment of doctors’ conformity to monthly intermittent preventive treatment in a Sub-Saharan African Country
- Source :
- International Journal of Medicine and Health Development, Vol 27, Iss 4, Pp 356-361 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022.
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Abstract
- Background: Administration of intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) in pregnancy is recommended for all pregnant women living in areas of stable malaria transmission. In order to increase the chances of a parturient receiving adequate number of IPT in pregnancy, World Health Organization (WHO) now recommends that it should be commenced from second trimester and given every month (at least 4 weeks apart) until the time of delivery, however, this recommendation is not being practiced by all doctors attending to pregnant women. Objective: To determine the conformity of Doctors to monthly prescription of IPT till delivery. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey of antenatal clinic Doctors’ prescription of IPT during pregnancy in Enugu state. Information obtained included the socio-demographic characteristics of the Doctors, knowledge of IPT in pregnancy for malaria and implementation of the new IPT policy. A P-value of
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 26353695
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- International Journal of Medicine and Health Development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.78e4e815c267482dad9cc5a560b905ea
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_36_22