Predictors for uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorKibusi, Stephen M.
dc.contributor.authorKimunai, Eunice
dc.contributor.authorHines, Courtney S.
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-12T12:33:05Z
dc.date.available2021-05-12T12:33:05Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionFull text Article. Also available at https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1905-0en_US
dc.description.abstractTanzania adopted Intermittent-preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) policy in 2000; the guidelines at the time of the study recommended the timing of the first dose of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) (IPTp-SP) at 20–24 weeks and the timing of the second dose at 28–32 weeks. The aim of this study was to identify factors that are responsible for the uptake of IPTp among pregnant Tanzanian women. Further, this study aims to justify the need for appropriate interventions that would strengthen the Tanzanian IPTp program towards the realization of the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) targets. Data were analyzed from the 2011–2012 Tanzania HIV and Malaria Indicators Survey (THMIS) of 1,616 women aged 15–49 years who had a live birth in the 2 years prior to the survey and received antenatal care (ANC) services. Logistic regression analysis results showed that (1) being in the age groups 30–34 and 35–39 versus other age groups and being married or living with partner versus those who reported as never married or divorced/separated were associated with high uptake of IPTp; (2) women pregnant with their first or second child versus those who already have had two or more children had higher odds of completing the recommended number of IPTp dosage; and (3) being a resident from the Eastern Zone versus Lake Zone as well as having the first antenatal visit in the first or second trimester versus third trimester were associated with higher uptake of IPTp. Applying these results could contribute to positive social change by helping providers, clinics, and organizations seeking to increase IPTp uptake among ANC attendees and providing health education programs to women, especially those residing in rural areas. This study could also help achieve United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 6 (combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases).en_US
dc.identifier.citationKibusi, S. M., Kimunai, E., & Hines, C. S. (2015). Predictors for uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) in Tanzania. BMC public health, 15(1), 1-8.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1905-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3054
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_US
dc.subjectMalariaen_US
dc.subjectMalaria in pregnancyen_US
dc.subjectTanzanian women pregnanten_US
dc.subjectHealth education programsen_US
dc.subjectHIVen_US
dc.subjectMalaria infectionen_US
dc.subjectMosquito-borne illnessen_US
dc.subjectMalaria diseaseen_US
dc.subjectPlasmodium falciparum infectionen_US
dc.subjectChronic anemiaen_US
dc.subjectNeonatal mortalityen_US
dc.titlePredictors for uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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