Barriers towards the Prevention and Treatment of Malaria among Pregnant Women at the Nkwen Health Center Bamenda, Cameroon

Malaria remains an important public health problem such that, assessing the challenges experienced among pregnant women (vulnerable) with the uptake of malaria prevention methods and treatment is pertinent. This hospital-based cross-sectional descriptive study that was carried out at a Medicalized H...

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Autores principales: Nkfusai, Claude Ngwayu, Cumber, Samuel Nambile, Bede, Fala, Njokah Wepngong, Emerson, Tambe, Tabe Armstrong, Wirsiy, Frankline Sevidzem, Achu, Jacintha Rebang, Suh, Bih Moki, Anyang, Frankline Che, Mahlako Tsoka-Gwegweni, Joyce
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Global Health and Education Projects, Inc 2022
Materias:
Short Research Communication | Malaria
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8907894/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35601682
http://dx.doi.org/10.21106/ijma.312
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Sumario:Malaria remains an important public health problem such that, assessing the challenges experienced among pregnant women (vulnerable) with the uptake of malaria prevention methods and treatment is pertinent. This hospital-based cross-sectional descriptive study that was carried out at a Medicalized Health Center in Nkwen, Cameroon, sought to assess the barriers to malaria prevention faced by 51 pregnant women who attended antenatal clinic (ANC). Over 88% of participants were 15-30 years old. All participants knew at least one symptom of malaria, with 20% of them confirmed to have taken intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) and 53% reported using insecticide-treated bed net (ITN). Educating pregnant women and their spouses on the uptake of IPTp and the use of ITN is a key strategy to curb its high malaria morbidity and mortality rates.

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