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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the uptake of intermittent sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine for prevention of malaria amongst pregnant women in Sierra Leone

2025-01-22 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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BackgroundMalaria in pregnancy contributes to high maternal mortality, warranting the adoption of intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) of malaria in pregnancy in Sierra Leone in 2017. Since then, the uptake of IPTp has increased but it is unclear whether COVID-19 has any impact on these services. We aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the uptake of IPTp among pregnant women in Sierra leone at district, regional, and national levels. MethodsA retrospective cross-sectional study design ...

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