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If she is just sick or if she is pregnant she must stillgo to the hospital. This is due to the reason that they must know how the baby is living inside…they must go to the hospital to get rid of this sickness.
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IDI: husband,35,5 children |
Knowledge of
ANC Services
Provided
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If I get lots of treatment [while I’m pregnant] then when it comes to giving birth it will be a normal delivery. I wanted to have a normal delivery therefore I always went to the hospital to get my supply [of medicine] and I make sure I am up to date in taking the medicine. So when going to the hospital for delivery it will be just normal.
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IDI: pregnantwoman,35,5 children |
Delivery
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I didn’t want to go quickly to the hospital because the medicine too takes a very long time [to finish] that’s why I decided to wait till six to seven months before I go to the hospital to take medicine or that kind of thing. I do not want to drink plenty medicine so I stayed back at home and didn’t
go that quickly to the hospital.
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Case Study#6, 42,9 children |
Medicine
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I have to take that [chloroquine] early because I don’t want my baby to get sick you see. And I’ve heard a lot ofproblems of babies born out of malaria mothers becoming very very sick and I said ‘Oh, I don’t want my baby to get malaria so I must get chloroquine every Sunday.’ So I take two tablets every Sunday. The earlier the better. Even at my earlier stage, you know, I make sure I get chloroquine.
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IDI female communityleader,Mugil |
Prevention
of malaria
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If you don’t get any medicine to protect your body and your baby against sickness by coming for clinic, this can kill the baby when you have severe malaria.”
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IDI Pregnantwoman, 32,3 children |
Prevention
of malaria
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Interviewer: Why didn’t you come for your check-up while you were four or five months pregnant? Respondent: Because I didn’t feel sick or anything while I was pregnant and didn’t want to frequently visit the clinic.
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IDI: pregnantwoman, 29,2 children |
Treatment
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