Table 3 |
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Malaria preventive measures used in pregnancy |
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Malarial preventive measure |
n |
% of all 796 participants |
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Window nets |
669 |
84.0 |
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Insecticide space spray |
569 |
71.5 |
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Mosquito coils |
333 |
41.8 |
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Bed nets |
281 |
35.3 |
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Weekly Pyrimethamine |
187 |
23.5 |
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Traditional herbs |
173 |
21.7 |
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Insecticide treated bednets |
160 |
20.1 |
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Intermittent SP |
147 |
18.5 |
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Mosquito repellent creams |
113 |
14.2 |
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Intermittent chloroquine |
76 |
9.5 |
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SP - Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine. Some mothers used multiple measures |
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Tongo et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2011 11:60 doi:10.1186/1471-2393-11-60 |
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