Is chloroquine chemoprophylaxis still effective to prevent low birth weight? Results of a study in Benin

Malaria Journal

Table 3 Self-reported compliance to antimalarial prophylaxis

Characteristic	n	%
Chemoprophylaxis (N = 1081)
CQ	1065	98.5
other	10	0.9
none	6	0.6
CQ dosage (tablets per week) (N = 1057)*
3	1006	95.1
< 3	25	2.4
> 3	26	2.5
Duration of CQ chemoprophylaxis (months) (N = 1040)* (quartiles)
< 4	246	23.2
[4–5]	348	33.7
[5–7]	257	24.9
≥7	189	18.3
CQ intake during 1^st trimester** (N = 1056)*	527	49.9
CQ intake during 2^nd trimester** (N = 1044)*	961	92.0
CQ intake during 3^rd trimester** (N = 1051)*	1025	97.5
Use of bed nets (N = 1010)	764	75.6

ANC: antenatal care; CQ: chloroquine
(*) The 10 women taking another drug than CQ were not considered here
(**) CQ was considered to be taken during the 1^st, 2^nd or 3^rd trimester if the woman said she had taken CQ at least once in the corresponding period.

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