Barriers to Uptake of Intermittent Preventive Treatment (Ipt) with Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine to Prevent Malaria in Pregnancy in the Kumasi Metropolis

Abstract

Intermittent preventive treatment for prevention of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) is a key component of malaria control strategy in Ghana and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is the drug of choice. Despite the evidence of the effectiveness of IPTp strategy using SP in reducing the adverse effects of malaria during pregnancy the uptake and coverage in Kumasi metropolis of the Ashanti Region is low.