Community-based distribution of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy improved coverage but reduced antenatal attendance in southern Malawi

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-189

  Msyamboza, K P ^b   Savage, E J ^a   Kazembe, P N ^c   Gies, S ^d   Kalanda, G ^a   D'Alessandro, U ^d   Brabin, B J ^a,e,f  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c Baylor College   (Malawi)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Antenatal attendance; Birthweight; Malaria; Malawi; Pregnancy; Sulfadoxine pyrimethamine

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; FANSIDAR; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ANEMIA; CATCHMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TREATMENT; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MALARIA; MEDICINE; PREGNANCY; VILLAGE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALAWI; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PARASITEMIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ANTIMALARIALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALAWI; PARASITEMIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 60349109643     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02197.x     Document Type: Article

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