High uptake of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of malaria in pregnancy is associated with improved birth weight among pregnant women in Ghana

Quakyi, Isabella; Tornyigah, Bernard; Houze, Pascal; A. Kusi, Kwadwo; Coleman, Nathaniel; Escriou, Guillaume; Laar, Amos; Cot, Michel; Fobil, Julius; Quansah Asare, Gloria; Deloron, Philippe; K. Anang, Abraham; Cottrell, Gilles; F. Ofori, Michael; Tuikue Ndam, Nicaise

doi:10.1038/s41598-019-55046-5

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High uptake of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of malaria in pregnancy is associated with improved birth weight among pregnant women in Ghana

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Isabella Quakyi

Bernard Tornyigah

Pascal Houze

Abstract

Abstract Despite the clinically proven advantages of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), utilisation has been low in many African countries. To increase uptake and achieve the desired effect, the World Health Organization revised the ...

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