title: Malaria chemoprophylaxis, birth weight and child survival.
abstract: Study of the effects of malaria chemoprophylaxis given during pregnancy on birthweight and investigation of the influence of birthweight on child survival suggest that, in a rural area of The Gambia, chemoprophylaxis given during pregnancy might reduce infant mortality by about one-fifth in the children of primigravidae but by less than 5% in the children of multigravidae. In malaria endemic areas, primigravidae should be protected against malaria not only for their own sake but also for that of their infants.
authors: Medical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia.
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Greenwood
authors: J R
authors: JR
authors: Armstrong
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Byass
authors: R W
authors: RW
authors: Snow
authors: B M
authors: BM
authors: Greenwood
mesh_terms: D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001724:Birth Weight / Q000187:drug effects*; D003622:Dapsone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D005714:Gambia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008288:Malaria / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011739:Pyrimethamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D004338:Drug Combinations; C001678:Maloprim; D003622:Dapsone; D011739:Pyrimethamine