Feasibility and coverage of implementing intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnant women contacting private or public clinics in Tanzania: experience-based viewpoints of health managers in Mkuranga and Mufindi districts

Table 2 Factors associated with the quality and effectiveness of ANC and IPTp implementation in Tanzania as perceived by CHMT members in Mkuranga and Mufindi districts

Factor	Systemic/service-related	User-related
1. National funding for district health services	√
2. Government support to ANC, IPTp and other health services	√
3. Effects of drug policy change on user acceptability of SP	√
4. Safety and efficacy of SP as perceived by health professionals	√
5. Safety and efficacy of SP as perceived by pregnant women	√	√
6. Availability of SP for IPTp in public and private health facilities	√	√
7. User fees for IPTp at private and governmental health facilities	√
8. Quality of IPTp services	√	√
9. Late registration and irregular ANC attendance of pregnant women		√
10. Quality and quantity of health facility staff and infrastructure	√

The extent to which these factors are systemic and service-related or user-related (or both) is indicated with tick marks. Details are provided in the text.

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