Abstract/Overview
Objective: To determine and describe the patterns of low birth weight in newborns of a cohort of mothers given intermittent presumptive treatment (IPT) for malaria prevention in a malaria endemic area of Kenya. Design: A longitudinal prospective cohort study. Setting: Got Agulu Health Centre in Usigu Division, Bondo District, Nyanza Province. Subjects: Pregnant women of all parities attending antenatal care services. Only women who gave informed consent for themselves and their newborns after birth were eligible to participate in the study. Results: Parity was highly predictive of birth weight in the study subjects. Primigravidae and secondigravidae had a significantly lower mean birth weight (2952g) than women of higher gravidity (3214g) p-value
N., A (2024). Intermittent presumptive treatment of malaria to prevent low birth weight in newborns in a cohort of pregnant women from a malaria endemic area.. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/intermittent-presumptive-treatment-of-malaria-to-prevent-low-birth-weight-in-newborns-in-a-cohort-of-pregnant-women-from-a-malaria-endemic-area
N., Alusala "Intermittent presumptive treatment of malaria to prevent low birth weight in newborns in a cohort of pregnant women from a malaria endemic area." Afribary. Afribary, 16 Jul. 2024, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/intermittent-presumptive-treatment-of-malaria-to-prevent-low-birth-weight-in-newborns-in-a-cohort-of-pregnant-women-from-a-malaria-endemic-area. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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N., Alusala . "Intermittent presumptive treatment of malaria to prevent low birth weight in newborns in a cohort of pregnant women from a malaria endemic area." Afribary (2024). Accessed November 21, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/intermittent-presumptive-treatment-of-malaria-to-prevent-low-birth-weight-in-newborns-in-a-cohort-of-pregnant-women-from-a-malaria-endemic-area