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Uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy with Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) among postpartum women in Zomba District, Malawi: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Malaria in pregnancy causes adverse birth outcomes. Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) is recommended as a chemoprevention therapy. Zomba district IPTp uptake falls far below the national average. The study was conducte...

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Autores principales: Azizi, Steven Chifundo, Chongwe, Gershom, Chipukuma, Helen, Jacobs, Choolwe, Zgambo, Jessy, Michelo, Charles
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5910602/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29678150
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-1744-y