Factors Associated with Deworming Medication Utilization among Pregnant Women in Benin: Evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease

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Daniel Amoak¹  Satveer Dhillon¹  Roger Antabe²  Yujiro Sano³  Isaac Luginaah¹ 

[1] Department of Geography and Environment, Western University;Department of Health and Society, University of Toronto Scarborough;Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Nipissing University

关键词: deworming medication;    soil-transmitted helminths;    pregnant women;    Benin;    demographic and health survey;    neglected tropical diseases;   

DOI  :  10.3390/tropicalmed8030166

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Deworming medication utilization is a useful strategy to reduce the burden of anemia among pregnant women. Yet, we know very little about the prevalence and correlates of deworming medication utilization among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa, including Benin. To address this void in the literature, we used the 2017–2018 Benin Demographic and Health Survey and applied logistic regression analysis to explore the demographic, socioeconomic, and healthcare factors associated with deworming medication utilization in Benin. We found that deworming medication coverage was 65% at the national level. We observed that women aged 35–49 years were less likely to use deworming medication compared to those aged 15–24 years (OR = 0.79, p < 0.01). Compared to Christian women, Muslim women (OR = 0.70, p < 0.01) and women of other religions (OR = 0.51, p < 0.01) were also less likely to use deworming medication. Moreover, women with lower levels of education and household wealth, as well as unemployed women, were less likely to use deworming medication in comparison to their educated, richer, and employed counterparts. Women who visited ANC fewer than eight times were also less likely to use deworming medication compared to their counterparts who did so eight times or more (OR = 0.65, p < 0.001). Based on these findings, we discussed several implications for policymakers.

【 授权许可】

CC BY