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FIGO good practice recommendations on anemia in pregnancy, to reduce the incidence and impact of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Anemia affects 32 million pregnant women globally, contributing annually to more than 115 000 maternal deaths and 591 000 perinatal deaths worldwide. Low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) bear the highest burden of anemia in pregnancy, with nearly 50% of affected pregnant women. It is now 2025, which is WHO's target year for a 50% reduction
Akaninyene E. Ubom, Ferdousi Begum, Diana Ramasauskaite, Albaro J. Nieto‐Calvache, Monica Oguttu, Inês Nunes, Zechariah J. Malel, Jolly Beyeza‐Kashesya, Alison Wright, on behalf of the FIGO Committee on Childbirth and Postpartum Hemorrhage   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Altered life history strategies protect malaria parasites against drugs

Evolutionary Applications, 2018
Drug resistance has been reported against all antimalarial drugs, and while parasites can evolve classical resistance mechanisms (e.g., efflux pumps), it is also possible that changes in life history traits could help parasites evade the effects of ...
Philip L. G. Birget, Megan A. Greischar, Sarah E. Reece, Nicole Mideo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of a national voucher scheme to deliver insecticide-treated mosquito nets to pregnant women.

, 2010
BACKGROUND: The benefits of a health-related intervention may be compromised by the challenges of delivering the intervention on a large scale. We analyzed the process involved in the Tanzania National Voucher Scheme, a system for delivering insecticide ...
Armstrong-Schellenberg, Joanna, Bruce, Jane, Hanson, Kara, Jones, Caroline, Marchant, Tanya, Mponda, Hadji, Nathan, Rose, Schellenberg, David, Sedekia, Yovitha   +8 more
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Invasive bacterial infections in Gambians with sickle cell anaemia in an era of widespread Pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccination [PDF]

, 2016
Background: There is relatively little data on the aetiology of bacterial infections in patients with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) in West Africa, and no data from countries that have implemented conjugate vaccines against both Streptococcus pneumoniae and ...
Anderson, ST, Bah, G, Cunnington, A, Darboe, S, Lawal, B, Soothill, G   +5 more
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Mode of action and choice of antimalarial drugs for intermittent preventive treatment in infants.

, 2009
Intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) is an effective and safe malaria control strategy. However, it remains unclear what antimalarials should be used to replace sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) when and where SP is no longer an effective ...
Cairns, Matthew, Gosling, Roly, Gesase, Samwel, Mosha, Jacklin, Greenwood, Brian, Chandramohan, Daniel   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Responsiveness of emergency obstetric care systems in low- and middle-income countries: a critical review of the "third delay". [PDF]

, 2012
We reviewed the evidence on the duration, causes and effects of delays in providing emergency obstetric care to women attending health facilities (the third delay) in low- and middle-income countries. We performed a critical literature review using terms
Cavallaro, Francesca L, Marchant, Tanya J   +1 more
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Pregnancy Intentions and Maternal Health Behaviours: Observational Study in 18 African Countries

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study explores the relationship between pregnancy intentions and maternal health behaviours. Design and Setting Secondary data analysis of recent (2018–2023), cross‐sectional demographic and health surveys from 18 sub‐Saharan African countries.
Bolanle Olapeju, Anna Maria van Eijk, Michael Bride, Anna Passaniti, Saade Ahmed Abdallah, Gabrielle C. Hunter, Safia Mohammed, Leila Kaze, Judith Nalukwago, Zoé Mistrale Hendrickson   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The use of long acting sulfonamides, alone or with pyrimethamine, in malaria (with special reference to sulformetoxine)

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1967
Review of the early literature as well as more recent results show that sulfonamides possess a distinct antimalarial activity. However, when give alone, their action is less marked and slower than that of the antimalarials commonly used in the treatment ...
J. Herrero
doaj   +1 more source

Low efficacy of the combination artesunate plus amodiaquine for uncomplicated falciparum malaria among children under 5 years in Kailahun, Sierra Leone. [PDF]

, 2006
OBJECTIVE: In 2004, Sierra Leone adopted artesunate plus amodiaquine as first-line antimalarial treatment. We evaluated the efficacy of this combination in Kailahun, where a previous study had shown 70.2% efficacy of amodiaquine in monotherapy.
Balkan, S, Checchi, F, Durand, R, Grandesso, F, Guthmann, J P, Hagerman, A, Kamara, S, Lam, E, Scollo, G   +8 more
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Pharmacokinetics of Sulfadoxine and Pyrimethamine for Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria During Pregnancy and After Delivery

CPT: Pharmacometrics & Systems Pharmacology, 2017
Sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine is recommended for intermittent preventative treatment of malaria during pregnancy. Data from 98 women during pregnancy and 77 after delivery in four African countries were analyzed using nonlinear mixed‐effects modeling to ...
M. D. Kock, J. Tarning, Lesley J. Workman, M. M. Nyunt, I. Adam, Karen I. Barnes, P. Denti   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source