Intermittent preventive treatment and bed nets uptake among pregnant women in Kenya

A retrospective descriptive study

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
12 November 2017
Country:
Kenya
Document Type:
Journal Article
皇冠体育appme:
Health
First published:
1 October 2016
Authors:
Karoki, S.M., Kariuki, L, Owiti, P.O., Takarinda, K.C. and et al.

Abstract

This study found that there had been a significant decline in the number of pregnant women in Kenya receiving recommended malaria prophylaxis (2012 - 2015). However, the coverage of LLIN consistently improved over the same period.

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development鈥檚 Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (皇冠体育app Union)

Citation

S.M. Karoki, L Kariuki, P.O. Owiti, K.C. Takarinda, W Kizito, J.K. Edwards, Omondi Ogutu, E Waqo (2016) Intermittent preventive treatment and bed nets uptake among pregnant women in Kenya. East African Medical Journal Vol 93, No 10 (2016)

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