Malaria in pregnancy: baby steps

SJ Rogerson, EH Aitken - Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2024 - journals.lww.com
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The Effect of Malaria on Responses to Unrelated Vaccines in Animals and Humans: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

L Zirimenya, A Natukunda, J Nassuuna… - Parasite …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Vaccine efficacy varies globally, often showing reduced immune responses in low‐and
middle‐income countries, possibly due to the immunomodulatory effects of parasitic …

Screening for Resistant Bacteria, Antimicrobial Resistance Genes, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Schistosoma spp. in Tissue Samples from Predominantly …

R Franz, A Hahn, RM Hagen, H Rohde, KA Eberhardt… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Medical complications during pregnancy have been frequently reported from Western Africa
with a particular importance of infectious complications. Placental tissue can either become …

Quality and integrated service delivery: a cross-sectional study of the effects of malaria and antenatal service quality on malaria intervention use in sub-Saharan Africa

EH Lee, JD Mancuso, T Koehlmoos… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Using regionally linked facility and household surveys, we measured the quality of
integrated antenatal care and malaria in pregnancy services in Kenya, Namibia, Senegal …

Malaria, urogenital schistosomiasis, and anaemia in pregnant Ghanaian women

NA Frempong, C Ahiabor, WK Anyan… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Anaemia is common in sub‐Saharan Africa, and parasitic infections could
worsen its burden during pregnancy. Moreover, women become susceptible to malaria …

[HTML][HTML] Low and High Birth Weight in a Hospital Population in Qassim, Saudi Arabia: An Analysis of Clinical Cutoff Values

A Al Eed, A Alsalamah, A Al-Nafeesah, O Al-Wutayd… - Children, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Establishing cutoff values for low birth weight (LBW) and high birth weight
(HBW) is crucial for clinical practice. This study aimed to determine these values in Saudi …

[HTML][HTML] Co-infection of Plasmodium and soil-transmitted helminth among pregnant women in Abaya district, South Ethiopia: A community-based study

T Gemechu, A Aliyo, O Husen, H Jarso, L Assefa - IJID regions, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives Co-infection of malaria with helminths poses significant risks, including
fetomaternal hemorrhage, fetal growth retardation, spontaneous abortion, and preterm …

Prevalence of and factors associated with placental malaria in the White Nile State: a cross-sectional study

A Elmugabil, I Ahmed, LE Ali, M Alorini… - The Journal of Infection …, 2024 - jidc.org
Introduction: Malaria during pregnancy can lead to maternal and perinatal adverse effects.
Despite the preventive measures, recent research has shown that malaria during pregnancy …

Can helminth and malaria infections affect sex ratio at birth in sub-Saharan Africa? Ideas and hypothesis

A Abdoli - Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The sex ratio (ratio of boys to girls) at birth (SRB) is about 1.05 (about 105 males to 100
females) under normal conditions and could be an indicator for monitoring demographic …