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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 (