@article{fdi:010053178,
  title = {{P}revention of malaria during pregnancy : assessing the effect of the distribution of {IPT}p through the national policy in {B}enin},
  author = {{L}e {P}ort, {A}. and {C}ottrell, {G}illes and {D}echavanne, {C}. and {B}riand, {V}. and {B}ouraima, {A}. and {G}uerra, {J}. and {C}houdat, {I}. and {M}assougbodji, {A}. and {F}ayomi, {B}. and {M}igot {N}abias, {F}lorence and {G}arcia, {A}ndr{\'e} and {C}ot, {M}ichel},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he efficiency of malaria prevention during pregnancy was compared between three studies in {B}enin for malaria infection of the placenta ({MIP}) and low birth weight ({LBW}). {T}he first was carried out when chloroquine prophylaxis was still recommended, the second was an intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy ({IPT}p) clinical trial comparing sulfadoxine pyrimetamine ({SP}) versus mefloquine, and the third was an observational study after {SP}-{IPT}p national implementation. {W}e showed an association between the use of {IPT}p and the reduction of {LBW} (10% with national {IPT}p and 8.7% in {IPT}p trial versus 15.7% in pre-trial study). {T}he effect on {MIP} was better in the trial (2.9% versus 11.2% and 16.7% for national {IPT}p and pre-trial studies, respectively). {I}n spite of a good overall compliance with the national {IPT}p (with 84% of women taking at least one dose of {SP}), there are still failures in adherence to the directly observed therapy ({DOT}) scheme and needs for better training of health staff.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {84},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {270--275},
  ISSN = {0002-9637},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0319},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053178},
}