Factors associated with the use of deworming drugs during pregnancy in Tanzania; an analysis from the 2015-16 Tanzanian HIV and malaria indicators survey

The use of deworming drugs is one of the important antenatal strategies in preventing anaemia in pregnancy. Little is known about the factors associated with the use of deworming drugs, which accounts for the aim of this study. The study used data from the 2015-16 Tanzania HIV Demographic and Health...

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Published in:BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2022-01, Vol.22 (1), p.60-60, Article 60
Main Authors: Bankanie, Vicent, Moshi, Fabiola Vincent
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age
Anaemia
Anemia
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - prevention & control
Antiparasitic Agents - therapeutic use
Breastfeeding & lactation
Data analysis
Deworming drugs
Drugs
Female
Health surveys
Helminths
HIV
Households
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Infections
Malaria
Mebendazole
Mebendazole - therapeutic use
Middle Aged
Mortality
Parasite
Parasites
Patient Compliance
Population
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - prevention & control
Prenatal Care
Social Determinants of Health
Sociodemographic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tanzania - epidemiology
Tropical diseases
Womens health
Young Adult
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Summary:The use of deworming drugs is one of the important antenatal strategies in preventing anaemia in pregnancy. Little is known about the factors associated with the use of deworming drugs, which accounts for the aim of this study. The study used data from the 2015-16 Tanzania HIV Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicators Survey (2015-16 TDHS-MIS). A total of 6924 women of active reproductive age from 15 to 49 were included in the analysis. Both univariate and multiple logistic regression analyses were used. The majority of interviewed women 3864(60.1%) took deworming drugs. In a weighed multiple logistic regression, women residing in urban areas reported greater use of deworming drugs than women residing in rural areas [AOR = 1.73, p = 0.01, 95% CI (1.26-2.38)]. In the four areas of residence, compared to women residing in mainland rural areas, women residing in mainland urban areas and Pemba islands reported greater use of deworming drugs [mainland urban (AOR = 2.56 p 
ISSN:1471-2393
1471-2393
DOI:10.1186/s12884-021-04291-6