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SITUATION ANAlySIS of ChIldreN in UgANdASTATISTICAl ABSTrACTThe number of women not receiving preventive treatmentagainst malaria at least twice (IPT2) is 877,460.Only 23 districts have achieved the Government’s target of 60% of pregnantwomen receiving IPT2.Only 44 districts have at least half of pregnant women receiving IPT2.pregNaNt womeN Not takiNg two doses of iNtermitteNt preveNtativetreatmeNt (ipt) of malariaSource: IPT2 prevalence rates: MoH, 2013c; Number of pregnant women not taking IPT2: UNICEF calculationsThere is an issue of continuity of use, with 62% of pregnant women reporting thatthey took antimalarial drugs (any type) for malaria prevention during pregnancyBUT only 27% of women reporting taking 2+ doses of SP/Fansidar as recommended.136

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