Use of Supervision Data to Improve Quality of Care for Malaria in Pregnancy: Experience in Six African Countries

• Published in: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 110; no. 3_Suppl; pp. 42 - 49
• Main Authors: Wolf, Katherine, Mostel, Jadmin, Oseni, Lolade, Gomez, Patricia, Kibuka, Tabitha, Emerson, Courtney, Gutman, Julie R, Malpass, Ashley, Youll, Susan, Mukamba, Jean Yves, Tchinda Meli, Eric, Achu, Dorothy, Tjek, Paul, Assa, Jean Louis, Silue, Mamadou, Tanoh, Méa Antoine, Kokrasset-Yah, Colette, Babanawo, Felicia, Asiedu, Amos, Komey, Mildred, Boateng, Paul, Mabiria, Maureen, Ngindu, Augustine, Njiru, Peter, Omar, Ahmeddin Hassan, Sidibe, Fatoumata A, Diallo, Chebou, Kamate, Beh, Kone, Aissata, Elisha, Sanoussi, Maiga, Arouna Djibrilla, Mayaki, Alzouma Ibrahim, Tidjani Issa Gana, Fati, Tetteh, Gladys
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Institute of Tropical Medicine 01.03.2024; The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• Subjects: Antimalarials - therapeutic use; Disease prevention; Drug Combinations; Female; Humans; Kenya; Malaria; Malaria - drug therapy; Malaria - prevention & control; Maternal child nursing; Maternal Health Services; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - drug therapy; Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - prevention & control; Prenatal Care; Pyrimethamine - therapeutic use; Quality of care; Quality of Health Care; Sulfadoxine - therapeutic use; Supervision; Kenya

Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) intervention coverage, especially intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp), lags behind other global malaria indicators. In 2020, across Africa, only 32% of eligible pregnant women received at least three IPTp doses, despite high antenatal care attendance. We...