Availability and utilization of malaria control measures in relation to prevailing malaria cases among adult pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Nyamagana district, Mwanza Tanzania
Elinimo E Msuya CUHAS/MD/4001929/T/17
Availability and utilization of malaria control measures in relation to prevailing malaria cases among adult pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Nyamagana district, Mwanza Tanzania - Mwanza, Tanzania: Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] ©15.09.2021 - ix; 30 Pages Includes References and Appendices
Abstract:
Introduction: Malaria prevention methods are diverse. Their availability sometimes does not guarantee effective usage and the use of each method in isolation may not provide the necessary results for the fight against malaria. Pregnant women are relatively more vulnerable and so it is recommended that they should be protected against malaria. Proper protection will require malaria prevention methods in combination. This study seeks to find out what methods are available and how many of them are used by pregnant women in preventing malaria morbidity and mortality.
Methods: This was a hospital based cross- sectional study using a semi-structured questionnaire. A sample size of 274 pregnant women attended antenatal clinic in Makongoro health center and Nyamagana hospital.
Conclusion: Use of malaria prevention methods in combination is not considered a priority by pregnant women.
Phone: +255 28 298 3384 Fax: +255 28 298 3386 Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz Website: www.bugando.ac.tz
--Obstetrics & Gynecology --Internal Medicine
Availability and utilization of malaria control measures in relation to prevailing malaria cases among adult pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Nyamagana district, Mwanza Tanzania - Mwanza, Tanzania: Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] ©15.09.2021 - ix; 30 Pages Includes References and Appendices
Abstract:
Introduction: Malaria prevention methods are diverse. Their availability sometimes does not guarantee effective usage and the use of each method in isolation may not provide the necessary results for the fight against malaria. Pregnant women are relatively more vulnerable and so it is recommended that they should be protected against malaria. Proper protection will require malaria prevention methods in combination. This study seeks to find out what methods are available and how many of them are used by pregnant women in preventing malaria morbidity and mortality.
Methods: This was a hospital based cross- sectional study using a semi-structured questionnaire. A sample size of 274 pregnant women attended antenatal clinic in Makongoro health center and Nyamagana hospital.
Conclusion: Use of malaria prevention methods in combination is not considered a priority by pregnant women.
Phone: +255 28 298 3384 Fax: +255 28 298 3386 Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz Website: www.bugando.ac.tz
--Obstetrics & Gynecology --Internal Medicine