@article{fdi:010053739,
  title = {{I}nfluence of the timing of malaria infection during pregnancy on birth weight and on maternal anemia in {B}enin},
  author = {{H}uynh, {B}ich-{T}ram and {F}ievet, {N}adine and {G}baguidi, {G}ildas and {D}echavanne, {S}{\'e}bastien and {B}orgella, {S}ophie and {G}uezo-{M}evo, {B}. and {M}assougbodji, {A}. and {T}uikue {N}dam, {N}icaise and {D}eloron, {P}hilippe and {C}ot, {M}ichel},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}lthough consequences of malaria in pregnancy are well known, the period of pregnancy in which infection has the highest impact is still unclear. {I}n {B}enin, we followed up a cohort of 1,037 women through pregnancy until delivery. {T}he objective was to evaluate the relationship between the timing of infection and birth weight, and maternal anemia at delivery. {A}t the beginning of pregnancy, peripheral infections were associated with a decrease in mean birth weight (-98.5 g; {P} = 0.03) and an increase in the risk of anemia at delivery (adjusted odds ratio [a{OR}] = 1.6; {P} = 0.03). {I}nfections in late pregnancy were related to a higher risk of maternal anemia at delivery (a{OR} = 1.7; {P} = 0.001). {T}o fully protect the women during the whole pregnancy, already implemented measures (insecticide-treated nets and intermittent preventive treatment) should be reinforced. {I}n the future, a vaccine against pregnancy-associated malaria parasites could protect the women in early pregnancy, which seems to be a high-risk period.},
  keywords = {{BENIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {85},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {214--220},
  ISSN = {0002-9637},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0103},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053739},
}