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Open Access | Cost Effectiveness of Seasonal Intermittent Preventive Treatment Using Amodiaquine & Artesunate or Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine in Ghanaian Children

Submitted by Kabogo on August 20, 2010 - 12:07
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Lesong Conteh, Edith Patouillard, Margaret Kweku, Rosa Legood, Brian Greenwood, Daniel Chandramohan
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PLoS ONE 5(8): e12223
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l.conteh@imperial.ac.uk

We demonstrate how cost-effective IPTc is using three different drug regimens and the possibilities for reducing costs further if the intervention was to be scaled up to the district level. The need for effective training, drug delivery channels and supervision to support a strong network of community based volunteers is emphasised.

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Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp): do frequent antenatal care visits ensure access and compliance to IPTp in Ugandan rural communities?

Submitted by patrick sampao on July 13, 2010 - 06:56
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Richard Ndyomugyenyi, James Katamanywa
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Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 104, Issue 8, August 2010, Pages 536-540
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The relationship between antenatal care (ANC) visits and coverage of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), and barriers to IPTp-SP access were examined.

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