Malaria in pregnancy control and pregnancy outcomes: a decade's overview using Ghana's DHIMS II data

GD Ampofo, J Osarfo, M Aberese-Ako, L Asem… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Malaria in pregnancy control interventions have been implemented through
antenatal care services for more than 2 decades in Ghana. The uptake of these interventions …

Uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy and risk factors for maternal anaemia and low birthweight among HIV-negative mothers in Dschang …

SLS Kamga, IM Ali, GR Ngangnang, MC Ulucesme… - Malaria Journal, 2024 - Springer
Background Approximately 32 million pregnant women are at risk of malaria with up to
10,000 maternal deaths and 200,000 neonates at risk annually. Intermittent Preventive …

A multicenter study of the prevalence and risk factors of malaria and anemia among pregnant women at first antenatal care visit in Ghana

LA Fondjo, O Addai‑Mensah, ME Annani-Akollor… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Malaria in pregnancy remains a major public health problem in Africa and
Ghana and has been associated with a variety of pregnancy-related adverse complications …

[HTML][HTML] Factors influencing uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy using sulphadoxine pyrimethamine in Sunyani Municipality, Ghana

H Ibrahim, ET Maya, K Issah, PA Apanga… - The Pan African …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods This was a cross sectional study which employed a quantitative method. The study
was conducted in five selected facilities in the Sunyani Municipality within the period of …

Prevalence and factors associated with low birth weight and preterm delivery in the ho municipality of Ghana

WK Axame, FN Binka, M Kweku - Advances in Public Health, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Low birth weight and preterm delivery are birth outcomes that can predict
newborns' survival, development, and long‐term health outcomes. This study assessed the …

Antenatal visits are positively associated with uptake of tetanus toxoid and intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy in Ivory Coast

S Yaya, K Kota, A Buh, G Bishwajit - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Malaria and tetanus infections among pregnant women represent two major
public health problems in sub-Saharan Africa. Optimum use of Intermittent preventive …

Perception of pregnant women on barriers to male involvement in antenatal care in Sekondi, Ghana

Y Annoon, T Hormenu, BO Ahinkorah, AA Seidu… - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Getting men to be actively involved in Antenatal Care (ANC) has been acknowledged by the
World Health Organisation as a key indicator for better maternal health outcomes. We …

Differentials in prevalence and correlates on uptake of tetanus toxoid and intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine during pregnancy: A …

A Barrow, S Barrow, A Jobe - SAGE Open Medicine, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: The study examined the differentials in prevalence and correlates on the uptake
of tetanus toxoid and intermittent preventive treatment of malaria among pregnant women in …

Intermittent preventive treatment comparing two versus three doses of sulphadoxine pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) in the prevention of anaemia in pregnancy in Ghana: A …

YN Agyeman, S Newton, RB Annor, E Owusu-Dabo - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
In 2012 the World Health Organisation (WHO) revised the policy on Intermittent Preventive
Treatment with Sulphadoxine Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) to at least three doses for improved …

Prevalence and associated factors of taking intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy in Sierra Leone

A Buh, K Kota, G Bishwajit, S Yaya - Tropical medicine and infectious …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Malaria infection during pregnancy is a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that gestational and congenital malaria …