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4 MALARIA IN PREGNANCY<br />

Key Findings<br />

• Ninety-four percent of women received antenatal care services from a<br />

skilled provider—a doctor, nurse, or midwife.<br />

• In the coast and lake endemic zones, 56 percent of pregnant women<br />

received two or more and 38 percent received the recommended three or<br />

more doses of intermittent preventive treatment.<br />

Malaria in pregnancy (MIP) is an important public health problem in <strong>Kenya</strong> and is associated<br />

with considerable morbidity and mortality for pregnant women and infants. Infection during<br />

pregnancy can be asymptomatic or may present with clinical signs and symptoms. Both<br />

conditions are associated with adverse effects on pregnancy outcomes, including miscarriage,<br />

stillbirth, and low birth weight of infants as well as risk to the mother. Low birth weight (

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