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      Determinants of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria among women attending antenatal clinics in primary health care centers in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria

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          Introduction

          Despite the effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy using sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP), the uptake and coverage in southwest Nigeria are low. We assessed the factors influencing utilisation of IPTp-SP.

          Methods

          A multistage sampling technique was used to select 400 pregnant women from six primary healthcare centers in Oyo State. Data on socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude towards IPTp-SP and its utilisation were obtained using a semi-structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS software. Focus group discussions (FGD) and key informant interviews (KII) were held for pregnant women and healthcare workers and analysed thematically.

          Results

          Mean age of respondents was 27.2 (SD ± 5.5) years. Mean gestational age was 29.5 weeks (SD ± 5.4). Overall, 320 (80.0%) took SP, of which 152 (47.5%) took 2 doses and 112 (35.0%) took under directly observed therapy (DOT). We found that early booking for ANC, more than two visits to ANC (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 5.6; 95% CI: 1.2 - 26.6), good knowledge on IPTp (aOR = 9.3; 95% CI: 5.4 - 16.0), positive attitude towards IPTp (aOR = 2.1; 95% CI: 1.5 - 2.9) and being employed (aOR = 1.4; 95% CI: 1.1 - 1.7) were factors associated with IPTp-SP utilisation. The FGD and KII revealed that IPTp-SP drugs were mostly taken at home due to stock out.

          Conclusion

          Late ANC booking with stock out of IPTp-SP drugs was responsible for its low utilisation. There is need to encourage pregnant women to book early for ANC. Adherence to the practice of DOT scheme is recommended to improve IPTp-SP utilisation.

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          The burden of malaria in pregnancy in malaria-endemic areas

          BL Nahlen, C. Menendez, RW Steketee … (2001)
          Pregnant women in malarious areas may experience a variety of adverse consequences from malaria infection including maternal anemia, placental accumulation of parasites, low birth weight (LBW) from prematurity and intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), fetal parasite exposure and congenital infection, and infant mortality (IM) linked to preterm-LBW and IUGR-LBW. We reviewed studies between 1985 and 2000 and summarized the malaria population attributable risk (PAR) that accounts for both the prevalence of the risk factors in the population and the magnitude of the associated risk for anemia, LBW, and IM. Consequences from anemia and human immunodeficiency virus infection in these studies were also considered. Population attributable risks were substantial: malaria was associated with anemia (PAR range = 3-15%), LBW (8-14%), preterm-LBW (8-36%), IUGR-LBW (13-70%), and IM (3-8%). Human immunodeficiency virus was associated with anemia (PAR range = 12-14%), LBW (11-38%), and direct transmission in 20-40% of newborns, with direct mortality consequences. Maternal anemia was associated with LBW (PAR range = 7-18%), and fetal anemia was associated with increased IM (PAR not available). We estimate that each year 75,000 to 200,000 infant deaths are associated with malaria infection in pregnancy. The failure to apply known effective antimalarial interventions through antenatal programs continues to contribute substantially to infant deaths globally.
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            Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy: a qualitative study of knowledge, attitudes and practices of district health managers, antenatal care staff and pregnant women in Korogwe District, North-Eastern Tanzania

            Godfrey Mubyazi, Paul Bloch, Mathias L Kamugisha … (2005)
            Background Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy (IPTp) is a key intervention in the national strategy for malaria control in Tanzania. SP, the current drug of choice, is recommended to be administered in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy during antenatal care (ANC) visits. To allow for a proper design of planned scaling up of IPT services in Tanzania it is useful to understand the IPTp strategy's acceptability to health managers, ANC service providers and pregnant women. This study assesses the knowledge, attitudes and practices of these groups in relation to malaria control with emphasis on IPTp services. Methods The study was conducted in February 2004, in Korogwe District, Tanzania. It involved in-depth interviews with the district medical officer (DMO), district hospital medical officer in charge and relevant health service staff at two peripheral dispensaries, and separate focus group discussions (FGDs) with district Council Health Management Team members at district level and pregnant women at dispensary and community levels. Results Knowledge of malaria risks during pregnancy was high among pregnant women although some women did not associate coma and convulsions with malaria. Contacting traditional healers and self-medication with local herbs for malaria management was reported to be common. Pregnant women and ANC staff were generally aware of SP as the drug recommended for IPTp, albeit some nurses and the majority of pregnant women expressed concern about the use of SP during pregnancy. Some pregnant women testified that sometimes ANC staff allow the women to swallow SP tablets at home which gives a room for some women to throw away SP tablets after leaving the clinic. The DMO was sceptical about health workers' compliance with the direct observed therapy in administering SP for IPTp due to a shortage of clean water and cups at ANC clinics. Intensified sensitization of pregnant women about the benefits of IPTp was suggested by the study participants as an important approach for improving IPTp compliance. Conclusion The successful implementation of the IPTp strategy in Tanzania depends on the proper planning of, and support to, the training of health staff and sustained sensitization of pregnant women at health facility and community levels about the benefits of IPTp for the women and their unborn babies.
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              Implementation of intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine for control of malaria in pregnancy in Kisumu, western Kenya.

              B Nahlen, John G. Ayisi, J O Odondi … (2004)
              In 1998, the Kenyan Ministry of Health introduced intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), one treatment dose in the second trimester (16-27 weeks) and one treatment dose between 28 and 34 weeks of gestational age, for the control of malaria in pregnancy. We evaluated the coverage and determinants of receipt of IPT after its introduction in the Provincial Hospital in Kisumu, western Kenya. Information on the use of IPT in pregnancy was collected from women who attended the antenatal clinic (ANC) and delivered in the same hospital. In exit interviews, we assessed patterns of IPT use in the ANC. Of 1498 women who delivered between June 1999 and June 2000, 23.7%, 43.4% and 32.9% received > or =2, 1 or no dose of SP, respectively. Late first ANC attendance was the most important factor contributing to incomplete IPT; 45% of the women started attending ANC in the third trimester. More women received at least one tetanus toxoid immunization than at least one dose of IPT (94%vs. 67%, P < 0.05). In exit interviews, 74% correctly associated IPT with treatment of malaria; however, knowledge on the need for the second dose was poor. Three per cent of the administrations were given despite contraindications. The agreement between gestational age by date of last menstrual period and by palpation was low (kappa = 0.1). Education of pregnant women and ANC staff to increase earlier attendance for ANC has the potential to substantially increase the proportion of women receiving two doses of IPT with SP.
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                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Pan Afr Med J
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Pan Afr Med J
                Journal ID (publisher-id): PAMJ
                Title: The Pan African Medical Journal
                Publisher: The African Field Epidemiology Network
                ISSN (Electronic): 1937-8688
                Publication date (Electronic): 11 June 2019
                Publication date Collection: 2019
                Volume: 33
                Electronic Location Identifier: 101
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (NFELTP), Abuja, Nigeria
                [2 ]Department of Community Medicine Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
                [3 ]Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Faculty of Public Health, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
                [4 ]National Malaria Elimination Program, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria
                Author notes
                [& ]Corresponding author: Adefisoye Oluwaseun Adewole, Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (NFELTP), Abuja, Nigeria
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                Publisher ID: PAMJ-33-101
                DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2019.33.101.14800
                PMC ID: 6713488
                PubMed ID: 31489079
                SO-VID: 606197df-b0d0-4183-ad8a-16bea280c2a9
                Copyright © © Adefisoye Oluwaseun Adewole et al.
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                The Pan African Medical Journal - ISSN 1937-8688. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

                History
                Date received : 09 January 2018
                Date accepted : 09 February 2019
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Medicine
                Keywords: malaria,intermittent preventive treatment,pregnancy,primary healthcare centres,knowledge
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                Keywords: malaria, intermittent preventive treatment, pregnancy, primary healthcare centres, knowledge

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