A Survey of Ownership and Utilization of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) among Pregnant Women Attending Anc Clinic

Abstract

Maximous Diebieri, Barikisu Ategtoore Alhassan, Faustina Mensah Antwi and Monica Ayamba Salamatu

This study sought to assess the ownership and utilization of insecticide treated nets among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinic A cross-sectional study design was adopted to conduct the study METHODS: A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 185 pregnant women. The data were presented by means of descriptive statistics. Findings showed that 93.5% of the pregnant women owned at least an ITN with 90.3% owning more than one ITN prior to the survey. However, 6.0% of the pregnant women slept under ITN the night before the survey. A combination of personal, household, and institutional factors accounted for the poor usage of the ITNs

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