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Appolonia Adeyemi
NEW TELEGRAPH (Nigeria)
"...According to data from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2018, nearly four in 10 births (39 per cent) are delivered in a health facility, primarily in public sector facilities.
"Still, 59 per cent of births are delivered at home. What does this mean for the recent global call to end malaria in pregnancy with intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp)? Nigeria still has a long way to go if the majority of births are not taken by skilled providers.
"'Overall, 43 per cent of births are assisted by a skilled provider,' the NDHS further shows. If this is the situation, there is no guarantee that clients involved in the 59 per cent deliveries at home, are exposed to IPTp treatment and other programmes aimed to ensure malaria-free pregnancies..."
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Appolonia Adeyemi
NEW TELEGRAPH (Nigeria)
"...According to data from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2018, nearly four in 10 births (39 per cent) are delivered in a health facility, primarily in public sector facilities. Still, 59 per cent of births are delivered at home. What does this mean for the recent global call to end malaria in pregnancy with intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp)? Nigeria still has a long way to go if the majority of births are not taken by skilled providers. 'Overall, 43 per cent of births are assisted by a skilled provider,' the NDHS further shows. If this is the situation, there is no guarantee that clients involved in the 59 per cent deliveries at home, are exposed to IPTp treatment and other programmes aimed to ensure malaria-free pregnancies..." |