Efficacy of Intermittent Preventive Treatment versus Chloroquine Prophylaxis to Prevent Malaria during Pregnancy in Benin | Zendy

Valérie Briand | Zendy; Lise DenoeudNdam | Zendy; Achille Massougbodji | Zendy; Michel Cot | Zendy

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Efficacy of Intermittent Preventive Treatment versus Chloroquine Prophylaxis to Prevent Malaria during Pregnancy in Benin

Author(s) -

Valérie Briand,

Lise DenoeudNdam,

Achille Massougbodji,

Michel Cot

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/590114

Subject(s) - medicine , sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine , malaria , sulfadoxine , odds ratio , pregnancy , mefloquine , obstetrics , confidence interval , malaria prophylaxis , chloroquine , pyrimethamine , gynecology , immunology , biology , genetics

In West Africa, treatment for the prevention of malaria during pregnancy has recently changed from chloroquine (CQ) prophylaxis to intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp). We assessed the benefits of IPTp with respect to those of CQ, using a before-after study.

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