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MLPREIPTP
(MLPREIPTP)
Way to avoid getting malaria: Intermittent preventive treatment (IPTP)
Codes and Frequencies
Description
MLPREIPTP indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTP) as a way to avoid malaria.
Beginning in 2010, WHO has recommended that pregnant women should receive one dose of SP/Fansidar at each antenatal care visit after the first trimester, with at least one month between doses, to prevent malaria.
Universe
- Tanzania 2015: All women age 15-49.
