Table 2.

Suggestions from pregnant women participating in FGDs about measures to improve the implementation of IPTp services. The suggestions represent short versions of explanations presented by FGD participants. "Yes" indicates that the suggestion was presented and agreed to be valid by several participants. "No" indicates that the suggestion was either not presented at all or was presented by one participant but did not receive any major support.

Suggestions presented at FGDs		Kitifu	Kwakombo	Kwamsisi	Tabora
1	Pregnant women should take SP under supervision by health staff to ensure that the drug is actually taken	Yes	No	No	No
2	Seminars to sensitize the community through acceptable local leaders	Yes	No	No	No
3	Radios and newspapers, though sometimes these are not reachable/affordable by most women	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
4	Posters at health facilities and in streets where many people pass by	No	No	No	Yes
5	Women lowly attend at local meetings, so few can benefit from such meetings	No	No	No	Yes
6	Health education and sensitization of ANC clients at health facilities	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
7	General public meetings	No	Yes	Yes	No
8	Women attended at ANC clinics to be given brochures with simple message about malaria treatment with SP	No	Yes	Yes	No