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Malaria chemoprophylaxis, birth weight and child survival
A M Greenwood1, J R Armstrong, P Byass
1Medical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
|September 1, 1992
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.
Keywords:
AfricaAfrica South Of The SaharaBiologyBirth WeightBody WeightCase Control StudiesChild SurvivalDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesDiseasesEnglish Speaking AfricaFertilityFertility MeasurementsGambiaHealthInfant Mortality--changesLength Of LifeMalaria--prevention and controlMortalityMultiparityNeonatal MortalityParasite ControlParasitic DiseasesParityPhysiologyPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsPregnancyPregnancy, Third TrimesterPrimiparityPublic HealthReproductionResearch MethodologyResearch ReportRural Population--womenStudiesSurvivorshipWestern Africa