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Table 2 Level of providers’ perception and provision of chemoprophylaxis for malaria in pregnancy

From: Patterns of case management and chemoprevention for malaria-in-pregnancy by public and private sector health providers in Enugu state, Nigeria

Variables

Public n (%) N = 32

Private n (%) N = 20

Chi2 (p-value)

Opinion of usefulness of Daraprim, Chloroquine, Paludrine for chemoprophylaxis

Very useful

6 (18.8)

7 (35.0)

 

Useful

15 (46.9)

9 (45.0)

4.44 (0.22)

Not useful

5 (15.6)

0 (0)

 

Don’t know

6 (18.8)

4 (20.0)

 

No of providers that prescribed daraprim, chloroquine, paludrine to the women

8 (25.0)

10 (50)

8.92 (0.003)

No of women chemoprophylaxis was provided for

10(31.3)

13 (65.0)

3.597 (0.058)