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. 2019 Jun 11:33:101.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2019.33.101.14800. eCollection 2019.

Determinants of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria among women attending antenatal clinics in primary health care centers in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria

Adefisoye Oluwaseun Adewole  1   2 , Olufunmilayo Fawole  1   3 , IkeOluwapo Ajayi  1   3 , Bidemi Yusuf  1   3 , Abisola Oladimeji  1 , Endie Waziri  1 , Patrick Nguku  1 , Olufemi Ajumobi  1   4
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Determinants of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria among women attending antenatal clinics in primary health care centers in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria

Adefisoye Oluwaseun Adewole et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Introduction: Despite the effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy using sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP), the uptake and coverage in southwest Nigeria are low. We assessed the factors influencing utilisation of IPTp-SP.

Methods: A multistage sampling technique was used to select 400 pregnant women from six primary healthcare centers in Oyo State. Data on socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude towards IPTp-SP and its utilisation were obtained using a semi-structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS software. Focus group discussions (FGD) and key informant interviews (KII) were held for pregnant women and healthcare workers and analysed thematically.

Results: Mean age of respondents was 27.2 (SD ± 5.5) years. Mean gestational age was 29.5 weeks (SD ± 5.4). Overall, 320 (80.0%) took SP, of which 152 (47.5%) took 2 doses and 112 (35.0%) took under directly observed therapy (DOT). We found that early booking for ANC, more than two visits to ANC (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 5.6; 95% CI: 1.2 - 26.6), good knowledge on IPTp (aOR = 9.3; 95% CI: 5.4 - 16.0), positive attitude towards IPTp (aOR = 2.1; 95% CI: 1.5 - 2.9) and being employed (aOR = 1.4; 95% CI: 1.1 - 1.7) were factors associated with IPTp-SP utilisation. The FGD and KII revealed that IPTp-SP drugs were mostly taken at home due to stock out.

Conclusion: Late ANC booking with stock out of IPTp-SP drugs was responsible for its low utilisation. There is need to encourage pregnant women to book early for ANC. Adherence to the practice of DOT scheme is recommended to improve IPTp-SP utilisation.

Keywords: Malaria; intermittent preventive treatment; knowledge; pregnancy; primary healthcare centres.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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Sampling procedure for selection of pregnant women
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Adherence to DOT scheme
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