Predictors for the uptake of optimal doses of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy in Tanzania: further analysis of the data of the 2015–2016 Tanzania demographic and health survey and malaria indicator survey

Abstract Background In Tanzania, the uptake of optimal doses (≥ 3) of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria (IPTp-SP) during pregnancy has remained below the recommended target of 80%. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the predictors for the uptake of op...

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Main Authors: Vivian Mushi, Christopher H. Mbotwa, Abdallah Zacharia, Theresia Ambrose, Fabiola V. Moshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03616-2