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Table 1 Malaria prevention practices among respondents

From: Determinants of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy (IPTp) utilization in a rural town in Western Nigeria

 

No. of respondents

Percent (%)

Type of dugs taken for the treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy

Chloroquine

33

27.1

Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP)

21

17.1

Arthemisinin

17

13.9

Native medication

20

16.4

Camoquine

31

25.4

Total

122

100.0

Source of information about Malaria Prevention in Pregnancy

Nurse

54

35.1

Chemist

11

7.1

Doctor

52

33.8

Others

37

24.0

Timing of use of IPTp

1 Trimester

27

26.2

2 Trimester

72

66.0

3 Trimester

8

7.8

Total

107

100.0

Time after initial dose second dose taken

1st week

48

46.6

2nd week

15

14.6

3rd week

8

7.8

4th week

15

14.6

Not taken

21

16.5