Abstract
Malaria in Pregnancy: Intermittent Preventive Treatment Coverage Among Women of the Bamenda Health District, Cameroon
Highlights
Malaria infection in a pregnant woman is associated with poor pregnancy outcome and an increased risk of complications which necessitates early diagnosis and proper management of malaria cases
Questionnaires were given and analyzed almost immediately and the results presented in frequency distribution tables
65.5% of the women were from the urban areas and 34.5% from the peri urban areas
Summary
Malaria infection in a pregnant woman is associated with poor pregnancy outcome and an increased risk of complications which necessitates early diagnosis and proper management of malaria cases. Strategies for controlling malaria during pregnancy in Subsaharan Africa (SSA) often include treatment of the disease and resulting anaemia with chemoprophylaxis[2].The combination of Quinine and Clindamycine was recommended by Hay SI, et al [3]. For the treatment of malaria in the first trimester of pregnancy This combination has proven highly efficacious against multi drug resistant strains of P falciparum with a 42 day cure rates of 100% in one study [3]. In 2006, WHO published guidelines recommending artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs) for the treatment of malaria in the second and third trimester of pregnancy. Questionnaires were given and analyzed almost immediately and the results presented in frequency distribution tables
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