Local illness concepts and their relevance for the prevention and control of malaria during pregnancy in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi: findings from a comparative qualitative study

Table 2 Health problems that pregnant women suffer (free listing and sorting)

	Central Ghana	Northern Ghana	Malawi	Kenya
Most cited	Vomiting	“Poa” / “Paa”	“Malungo”	“Malaria”
	Weakness	Vomiting	Vomiting	Backache
	“Malaria”	Weakness		Headache
Considered dangerous	“Malaria”	“Poa” / “Paa”	“Malungo”	“Malaria”
	Bleeding	Abdominal pain	Anaemia	“Lack of blood”
	Weakness	“Lack of blood”	Vomiting	Abdominal pain

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