@article{fdi:010073748,
  title = {{C}onsequences of prenatal geophagy for maternal prenatal health, risk of childhood geophagy and child psychomotor development},
  author = {{M}ireku, {M}. {O}. and {D}avidson, {L}. {L}. and {Z}oumenou, {R}. and {M}assougbodji, {A}. and {C}ot, {M}ichel and {B}odeau-{L}ivinec, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{O}bjective{T}o investigate the relationship between prenatal geophagy, maternal prenatal haematological indices, malaria, helminth infections and cognitive and motor development among offspring. {M}ethods{A}t least a year after delivery, 552 of 863 {HIV}-negative mothers with singleton births who completed a clinical trial comparing the efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and mefloquine during pregnancy in {A}llada, {B}enin, responded to a nutrition questionnaire including their geophagous habits during pregnancy. {D}uring the clinical trial, helminth infection, malaria, haemoglobin and ferritin concentrations were assessed at 1st and 2nd antenatal care visits ({ANV}) and at delivery. {A}fter the first {ANV}, women were administered daily iron and folic acid supplements until three what? post-delivery. {S}ingleton children were assessed for cognitive function at age 1 year using the {M}ullen {S}cales of {E}arly {L}earning. {R}esults{T}he prevalence of geophagy during pregnancy was 31.9%. {P}regnant women reporting geophagy were more likely to be anaemic ({AOR} = 1.9, 95% {CI} [1.1, 3.4]) at their first {ANV} if they reported geophagy at the first trimester. {O}verall, prenatal geophagy was not associated with maternal haematological indices, malaria or helminth infections, but geophagy during the third trimester and throughout pregnancy was associated with poor motor function ({AOR} = -3.8, 95% {CI} [-6.9, -0.6]) and increased odds of geophagous behaviour in early childhood, respectively. {C}onclusions{P}renatal geophagy is not associated with haematological indices in the presence of micronutrient supplementation. {H}owever, it may be associated with poor child motor function and infant geophagy. {G}eophagy should be screened early in pregnancy.},
  keywords = {geophagy ; pica ; anaemia ; pregnancy ; iron deficiency ; child development ; {BENIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}ropical {M}edicine and {I}nternational {H}ealth},
  volume = {23},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {841--849},
  ISSN = {1360-2276},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1111/tmi.13088},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073748},
}