Use of Intermittent Preventive Treatment among Pregnant Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Malaria Indicator Surveys
Uptake of intermittent preventive therapy in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) is a clinically-proven method to prevent the adverse outcomes of malaria in pregnancy (MiP) for the mother, her foetus, and the neonates. The majority of countries in sub-Saharan Africa have introd...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-02-01
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Series: | Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/3/1/18 |