@article{fdi:010053694,
  title = {{F}ield evaluation of the intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy ({IPT}p) in {B}enin : evolution of the coverage rate since its implementation},
  author = {d'{A}lmeida, {T}. {C}. {D}. {A}. and {A}gboton-{Z}oumenou, {M}. {A}. and {G}arcia, {A}ndr{\'e} and {M}assougbodji, {A}. and {B}riand, {V}al{\'e}rie and {I}morou, {Y}. and {C}ottrell, {G}illes},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {M}alaria is an important public health problem in {A}frica. {P}regnant women are a vulnerable population and this disease can underlie an increased risk of low-birth weight newborns (< 2500 g); these women therefore need management during pregnancy. {T}his was previously provided by chloroquine treatment, which, because of compliance problems and drug resistance, was replaced by intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine ({ITP}p-{SP}) with two single doses taken after 16 weeks of amenorrhea, at least 4 weeks apart. {T}his protocol was recommended by the {W}orld {H}ealth {O}rganization ({WHO}) in 1998 and was initiated in {B}enin in 2006 after its political adoption in 2004. {A} retrospective longitudinal study was conducted in eight maternity hospitals in two geographical areas in {B}enin (in the south and north). {T}he study investigated 2420 women who gave birth from 2005 to 2009. {T}he antenatal cards of those women were randomly selected over 5 years with the aim of analyzing the {IPT} coverage in the study's maternity hospitals. {R}esults: {T}he rate of {IPT}-{SP} coverage evolved from 3.7% in 2005 to 87.8% in 2009 for women who had received at least one dose and from 2.7% to 68.4% from 2005 to 2009 for those who had received complete {ITP} (two doses). {V}ariability in the results was observed depending on the geographical area (north/south) and the type of area (rural/urban). {C}onclusions: {I}n total, application of {IPT}-{SP} 2-doses has rapidly evolved since 2005, but the objective of 80% {IPT} coverage has not yet been achieved throughout the country. {M}oreover, problems of drug shortage recurring in the field (reported by health staff) remain to be resolved.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}arasites and {V}ectors},
  volume = {4},
  numero = {},
  pages = {108},
  ISSN = {1756-3305},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.1186/1756-3305-4-108},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053694},
}