Table 2 Respondents’ knowledge of IPTp
Question | Response | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I don’t know | Wrong | Correct | ||||
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
Are you aware of the medicine given during pregnancy for protection against malaria? | 38 | (10.0) | 95 | (25.0) | 247 | (65.0) |
Chloroquine is the medicine given for IPTp | 102 | (26.8) | 115 | (30.3) | 163 | (42.9) |
Fansidar is the medicine given for IPTp | 117 | (30.8) | 103 | (27.1) | 160 | (42.1) |
2 tablets of the medicine are given during IPTp | 119 | (31.3) | 78 | (20.5) | 183 | (48.2) |
3 tablets of the medicine are given during IPTp | 115 | (30.3) | 88 | (23.2) | 177 | (46.6) |
4 tablets of the medicine are given during IPTp | 135 | (35.5) | 48 | (12.6) | 197 | (51.8) |
The medicine given to pregnant women for IPTp can be harmful to the pregnancy | 62 | (16.3) | 159 | (41.8) | 159 | (41.8) |
Can IPTp be taken on an empty stomach? | 66 | (17.4) | 182 | (47.9) | 132 | (34.7) |