@article{fdi:010053826,
  title = {{M}aternal anemia in {B}enin : prevalence, risk factors, and association with low birth weight},
  author = {{B}odeau {L}ivinec, {F}. and {B}riand, {V}al{\'e}rie and {B}erger, {J}acques and {X}iong, {X}. and {M}assougbodji, {A}chille and {D}ay, {K}.{P}. and {C}ot, {M}ichel},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}e studied the prevalence of anemia during pregnancy and its relationship with low birth weight ({LBW}; birth weight <2,500 g) in {B}enin. {W}e analyzed 1,508 observations from a randomized controlled trial conducted from 2005 to 2008 showing equivalence on the risk of {LBW} between two drugs for {I}ntermittent {P}reventive {T}reatment of malaria during pregnancy ({IPT}p). {D}espite {IPT}p, helminth prophylaxis, and iron and folic acid supplementations, the proportions of women with severe anemia (hemoglobin [{H}b] concentration < 80 g/{L}) and anemia ({H}b < 110 g/{L}) were high throughout pregnancy: 3.9% and 64.7% during the second and 3.7% and 64.1% during the third trimester, but 2.5% and 39.6% at the onset of labor, respectively. {C}ompared with women without anemia ({H}b >= 110 g/{L}) during the third trimester, women with severe anemia ({H}b < 80 g/{L}) were at higher risk of {LBW} after adjustment for potential confounding factors (prevalence ratio [{PR}] = 2.8; 95% confidence interval [14-5.6]).},
  keywords = {{BENIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {85},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {414--420},
  ISSN = {0002-9637},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0599},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053826},
}