Comparison of the effectiveness of two-dose versus three-dose sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in preventing adverse pregnancy outcomes in Nigeria | Zendy

NnekaU Igboeli | Zendy; MaxwellO Adibe | Zendy; ChinweV Ukwe | Zendy; C. N. Aguwa | Zendy

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Comparison of the effectiveness of two-dose versus three-dose sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in preventing adverse pregnancy outcomes in Nigeria

Author(s) -

NnekaU Igboeli,

MaxwellO Adibe,

ChinweV Ukwe,

C. N. Aguwa

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of vector borne diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.581

H-Index - 41

ISSN - 0972-9062

DOI - 10.4103/0972-9062.249128

Subject(s) - medicine , adverse effect , pregnancy , odds ratio , malaria , sulfadoxine , sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine , randomized controlled trial , low birth weight , confidence interval , pyrimethamine , obstetrics , birth weight , pediatrics , chloroquine , immunology , biology , genetics

: Three doses of intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) has been adopted as the new recommendation for prevention of malaria in pregnancy. This study evaluated the effectiveness of two-dose versus three-dose of SP for IPTp-SP in the prevention of low birth weight (LBW) and malaria parasitaemia.

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