Journal article
Community response to intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) in Papua New Guinea
C Pell, L Straus, S Phuanukoonnon, S Lupiwa, I Mueller, N Senn, P Siba, M Gysels, R Pool
Malaria Journal | BMC | Published : 2010
Abstract
Background. Building on previous acceptability research undertaken in sub-Saharan Africa this article aims to investigate the acceptability of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Methods. A questionnaire was administered to mothers whose infants participated in the randomised placebo controlled trial of IPTi. Mothers whose infants participated and who refused to participate in the trial, health workers, community reporters and opinion leaders were interviewed. Men and women from the local community also participated in focus group discussions. Results. Respondents viewed IPTi as acceptable in light of wider concern for infant health and t..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the mothers, health workers and other community members who gave up their time to participate in these studies. The authors would also like to express their gratitude to Bonnie Judas who assisted with fieldwork. The study was funded by the PNG Institute of Medical Research.