@article{fdi:010082155,
  title = {{E}ffect of lymphatic filariasis and hookworm infection on pregnancy course and outcome in women living in the {D}emocratic {R}epublic of the {C}ongo},
  author = {{C}ampillo, {J}. {T}. and {C}habot, {E}. {B}. and {A}waca-{U}von, {N}. {P}. and {T}ambwe, {J}. {P}. and {K}uyangisa-{S}imuna, {G}. and {B}oussinesq, {M}ichel and {C}hesnais, {C}{\'e}dric and {P}ion, {S}{\'e}bastien},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}ittle is known about the effect of helminth infections on the natural gynecological and pregnancy course. {O}ur goal was to assess the relationship between {W}uchereria bancrofti and hookworm ({HW}) infections with pregnancy course and outcome in a group of 82 women living in a rural area of the {D}emocratic {R}epublic of the {C}ongo. {D}emographics and information on gynecological and obstetrical histories were collected retrospectively with standardized questionnaires. {W}uchereria bancrofti and {HW} infections were diagnosed using a filarial antigen-detection test and the {K}ato-{K}atz method, respectively. {A}nalyses consisted of multivariable logistic regressions adjusting for age, number of deliveries, and history of anthelmintic treatment ({HAHT}). {T}he median age of study participants was 35 (interquartile range [{IQR}]: 30-44) years, and the median number of deliveries was five ({IQR}: 3-7). {W}uchereria bancrofti and {HW} infection rates were 44.5% and 43.3%, respectively. {F}ilarial antigenemia and {HW} infection were not significantly associated with the number of deliveries. {T}he proportions of women with a history of pregnancy resulting in neonatal death, miscarriage, premature birth, and postpartum hemorrhage were 56%, 44%, 23%, and 36%, respectively. {H}istory of pregnancy associated with neonatal death was less frequent in women with {HAHT}, tended to be more frequent in women with filarial antigenemia, and was not associated with {HW} infection. {N}one of the three other pregnancy events studied (miscarriage, premature birth, and postpartum hemorrhage) were associated with filarial antigenemia or {HW} infection. {T}he positive association found between {HAHT} and lower risk of neonatal death warrants investigation in larger groups of women.},
  keywords = {{REPUBLIQUE} {DEMOCRATIQUE} {DU} {CONGO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {104},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {2074--2081},
  ISSN = {0002-9637},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.4269/ajtmh.20-1422},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082155},
}