Impact of malaria during pregnancy on pregnancy outcomes in a Ugandan prospective cohort with intensive malaria screening and prompt treatment.

BACKGROUND: Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) is a major public health problem in endemic areas of sub-Saharan Africa and has important consequences on birth outcome. Because MiP is a complex phenomenon and malaria epidemiology is rapidly changing, additional evidence is still required to understand how be...

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Main Authors: De Beaudrap, P, Turyakira, E, White, L, Nabasumba, C, Tumwebaze, B, Muehlenbachs, A, Guérin, P, Boum, Y, McGready, R, Piola, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2013