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Knowledge, and attitude of service user of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy using sulfadoxine pyrimethamine in the Volta Region of Ghana.
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- Knowledge, attitudes, practices, and future intentions to use intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine among pregnant women in southern Ghana.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Factors influencing the utilisation of malaria preventive services during pregnancy in Ile Ife, Nigeria: a mixed method approach.Malaria journal · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundMalaria in pregnancy (MiP) is a condition that can be prevented by using intermittent preventive treatment using Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine. However, despite all the effort to reduce the consequences of MiP for the woman, the unborn child, and the neonate, the knowledge of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in pregnancy using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) is low in most malaria-endemic countries, including Ghana. Thus, the need to examine knowledge, and attitude of service users of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine.
methodsThe study was a cross-sectional survey of two selected districts in the Volta Region of Ghana. The study participants were randomly selected from communities within Nkwanta North and North Tongu District. In all a total of 438 mothers who have delivered in the past 24 months were selected for the study. The women were interviewed using a structured questionnaire and the bivariate and multivariable logistic regression results presented in tables.
resultsThe level of knowledge, and attitude were reported as 45.9% and 58.9% respectively. Knowledge of the service user is determined by the level of education of the women. The attitude of the service user is determined by making 4-7 visits during ANC, Gestational age at booking for ANC is 4-7 weeks, income level between 100 to 999, partner educational level above Middle/JHS/JSS, and age of a partner is above 40 years.
conclusionThe findings from the present studies highlighted important factor such as number of antenatal visits that affect both knowledge of services and attitude to use IPTp-SP. Therefore, a community-based health promotion programmes to help to increase knowledges and improved attitude on timely and regular antenatal attendance to promote the benefit of IPTp-SP should be encouraged.
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