title: Effect of pregnancy on exposure to malaria mosquitoes.
abstract: Pregnant women attracted twice the number of Anopheles gambiae complex--the predominant African malaria-carrying mosquito--than did their non-pregnant counterparts. We postulate that physiological and behavioural changes that occur during pregnancy are responsible for increased attractiveness, which could be important in intervention strategies aimed at protecting this high-risk group against malaria.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lindsay
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ansell
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Selman
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Walraven
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005714:Gambia; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology*; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012423:Rural Health