Access to and use of preventive intermittent treatment for Malaria during pregnancy: A qualitative study in the Chókwè district, Southern Mozambique.

BACKGROUND:Malaria remains a significant health problem in Mozambique, particularly in the case of pregnant women and children less than five years old. Intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPT-SP) is recommended for preventing malaria in pregnancy (MiP). Despite the wid...

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Main Authors: Paulo Arnaldo, Maria Isabel Cambe, Amílcar Magaço, Sérgio Chicumbe, Eduard Rovira-Vallbona, Anna Rosanas-Urgell, Sónia M Enosse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203740