Malaria risk factors in women on intermittent preventive treatment at delivery and their effects on pregnancy outcome in Sanaga-Maritime, Cameroon.

Malaria is known to have a negative impact on pregnant women and their foetuses. The efficacy of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (SP) used for intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) is being threatened by increasing levels of resistance. This study assessed malaria risk factors in women on intermittent p...

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Main Authors: Calvin Tonga, Helen Kuokuo Kimbi, Judith Kuoh Anchang-Kimbi, Hervé Nyabeyeu Nyabeyeu, Zacharie Bissemou Bissemou, Léopold G Lehman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3675062?pdf=render