Decomposition of socioeconomic inequalities in the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in Nigeria: evidence from Demographic Health Survey
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Article Title | Decomposition of socioeconomic inequalities in the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in Nigeria: evidence from Demographic Health Survey |
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ERA Journal ID | 15139 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Okoli, Chijioke Ifeanyi (Author), Hajizadeh, Mohammad (Author), Rahman, Mohammad Mafizur (Author) and Khanam, Rasheda (Author) |
Journal Title | Malaria Journal |
Journal Citation | 20, pp. 1-10 |
Article Number | 300 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2021 |
Publisher | BioMed Central Ltd. |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1475-2875 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03834-8 |
Web Address (URL) | https://malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12936-021-03834-8 |
Abstract | Background: Although malaria in pregnancy is preventable with the use of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP), it still causes maternal morbidity and mortality, in sub-Saharan Africa and Nigeria in particular. Socioeconomic inequality leads to limited uptake of IPTp-SP by pregnant women and is, therefore, a public health challenge in Nigeria. This study aimed to measure and identify factors explaining socioeconomic inequality in the uptake of IPTp-SP in Nigeria. Conclusion: The pro-rich inequalities in the uptake of IPTp-SP among pregnant women in Nigeria, particularly in urban areas, warrant further attention. Strategies to improve the uptake of IPTp-SP among women residing in socioeconomically disadvantaged geographic zones (North-East and North-West) and improving antenatal visits among the poor women may reduce pro-rich inequality in the uptake of IPTp-SP among pregnant women in Nigeria. |
Keywords | socioeconomic, inequalities, concentration index, decomposition analysis, malaria, intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy, Nigeria |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420602. Health equity |
Byline Affiliations | School of Business |
Dalhousie University, Canada | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6755/decomposition-of-socioeconomic-inequalities-in-the-uptake-of-intermittent-preventive-treatment-of-malaria-in-pregnancy-in-nigeria-evidence-from-demographic-health-survey
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