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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Birthweight in offspring of mothers with high prevalence of helminth and malaria infection in coastal Kenya
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 88, No. 1, Year 2013
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Results of studies on the associations of maternal helminth infection and malaria-helminth co-infection on birth outcomes have been mixed. A group of 696 pregnant women from the Kwale district in Kenya were recruited and tested for malaria and helminth infection at delivery. Birthweight was documented for 664 infants. A total of 42.7% of the mothers were infected with Plasmodium falciparum, 30.6% with Schistosoma haematobium, 36.2% with filariasis, 31.5% with hookworm, and 5.9% with Trichuris trichiura; co-infection was present in 46.7%. Low birthweight (LBW) (weight < 2,500 grams) was present in 15.4% of the offspring, and 8.3% had a weight z-score ≤ 2 SD below the World Health Organization mean. Only gravida, age, and locale had a significant association with LBW. The high prevalence of maternal infection coupled with a higher than expected percentage of LBW highlight a need for further investigation of the association of maternal co-infection with LBW. Copyright © 2013 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Authors & Co-Authors
Fairley, Jessica Kathleen
United States, Atlanta
Emory University School of Medicine
Bisanzio, Donal
United States, Atlanta
Emory University
King, Charles Harding
United States, Cleveland
Case School of Medicine
Kitron, Uriel D.
United States, Atlanta
Emory University
Mungai, Peter L.
United States, Cleveland
Case School of Medicine
Muchiri, Eric M.
Kenya, Nairobi
Division of Vector Borne Diseases
King, Christopher L.
United States, Cleveland
Case School of Medicine
Malhotra, Indu J.
United States, Cleveland
Case School of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 28
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0371
ISSN:
00029637
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Kenya
Participants Gender
Female