Barriers to malaria prevention services in pregnancy: a multi-methods study in rural western Uganda

Abstract Background Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) remains a substantial public health problem, accounting for a large proportion of adverse outcomes for both mothers and developing child in endemic areas. Although interventions such as intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) have been sho...

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Published in:	BMC Public Health
Main Authors:	Rachel A. Clubine Horowitz, Herbert Ngelese, Emmanuel Baguma, Grace Nyangoma, Bwambale Shem, Moses Ntaro, Edgar M. Mulogo, Ross M. Boyce
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-09-01
Subjects:	Malaria in pregnancy Plasmodium Malaria Uganda Multi-methods
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24314-7

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