| Literature DB >> 1475810 |
A M Greenwood1, J R Armstrong, P Byass, R W Snow, B M Greenwood.
Abstract
Study of the effects of malaria chemoprophylaxis given during pregnancy on birthweight and investigation of the influence of birthweight on child survival suggest that, in a rural area of The Gambia, chemoprophylaxis given during pregnancy might reduce infant mortality by about one-fifth in the children of primigravidae but by less than 5% in the children of multigravidae. In malaria endemic areas, primigravidae should be protected against malaria not only for their own sake but also for that of their infants.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Biology; Birth Weight; Body Weight; Case Control Studies; Child Survival; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; English Speaking Africa; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; Gambia; Health; Infant Mortality--changes; Length Of Life; Malaria--prevention and control; Mortality; Multiparity; Neonatal Mortality; Parasite Control; Parasitic Diseases; Parity; Physiology; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Pregnancy; Pregnancy, Third Trimester; Primiparity; Public Health; Reproduction; Research Methodology; Research Report; Rural Population--women; Studies; Survivorship; Western Africa
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Year: 1992 PMID： 1475810 DOI： 10.1016/0035-9203(92)90078-q
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg ISSN： 0035-9203 Impact factor: 2.184