Associations of maternal iron deficiency with malaria infection in a cohort of pregnant Papua New Guinean women

Associations of maternal iron deficiency with malaria infection in a cohort of pregnant Papua New Guinean women

Abstract Background Iron deficiency (ID) is common in malaria-endemic settings. Intermittent preventative treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) and iron supplementation are core components of antenatal care in endemic regions to prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes. ID has been associated with redu...

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Main Authors: Holger W. Unger, Andie Bleicher, Maria Ome-Kaius, Elizabeth H. Aitken, Stephen J. Rogerson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Iron deficiency
Iron supplementation
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium vivax
Risk
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04177-8

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