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| Title |
Barriers to and determinants of the use of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in Cross River State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
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| Published in |
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, May 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12884-016-0883-2 |
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| Authors |
Soter Ameh, Eme Owoaje, Angela Oyo-Ita, Caroline W. Kabiru, Obaji E. O. Akpet, Aniekan Etokidem, Okokon Enembe, Nnette Ekpenyong |
| Abstract |
Malaria in pregnancy (MIP) has serious consequences for the woman, unborn child and newborn. The use of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for the intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (SP-IPTp) is low in malaria endemic areas, including some regions of Nigeria. However, little is known about pregnant women's compliance with the SP-IPTp national guidelines in primary health care (PHC) facilities in the south-south region of Nigeria. The aim of this study was to identify the barriers to and determinants of the use of SP-IPTp among pregnant women attending ANC in PHC facilities in Cross River State, south-south region of Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2011 among 400 ANC attendees aged 15-49 years recruited through multistage sampling. Binary logistic regression was used to determine the factors associated with the use of SP-IPTp in the study population. Use of SP-IPTp was self-reported by 41 % of the total respondents. Lack of autonomy in the households to receive sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) during ANC was the main barrier to use of IPTp (83 %). Other barriers were stock-outs of free SP (33 %) and poor supervision of SP ingestion by directly observed treatment among those who obtained SP from ANC clinics (36/110 = 33 %). In the multivariate logistic regression, the odds of using SP-IPTp was increased by the knowledge of the use of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) (OR = 2.13, 95 % CI: 1.70-3.73) and SP (OR = 22.13, 95 % CI: 8.10-43.20) for the prevention of MIP. Use of ITNs also increased the odds of using SP-IPTp (OR = 2.38, 95 % CI: 1.24-12.31). Use of SP-IPTp was low and was associated with knowledge of the use of ITNs and SP as well as the use of ITNs for the prevention of MIP. There is a need to strengthen PHC systems and address barriers to the usage of SP-IPTp in order to reduce the burden of MIP. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 239 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 56 | 23% |
| Researcher | 31 | 13% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 21 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 6% |
| Other | 36 | 15% |
| Unknown | 62 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 52 | 22% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 42 | 18% |
| Social Sciences | 21 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 7 | 3% |
| Other | 36 | 15% |
| Unknown | 73 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 May 2016.
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#13,118,240
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#2,387
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#140,242
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#44
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