The epidemiology of postpartum malaria: a systematic review
Abstract Pregnant women are more susceptible to malaria than their non-pregnant counterparts. Less is known about the risk of malaria in the postpartum period. The epidemiology of postpartum malaria was systematically reviewed. Eleven articles fitted the inclusion criteria. Of the 10 studies that co...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:da360267a72d4ae99019c6a5a854f1b8 2023-05-15T15:04:33+02:00 The epidemiology of postpartum malaria: a systematic review Boel Machteld E Rijken Marcus J Brabin Bernard J Nosten François McGready Rose 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-11-114 https://doaj.org/article/da360267a72d4ae99019c6a5a854f1b8 EN eng BMC http://www.malariajournal.com/content/11/1/114 https://doaj.org/toc/1475-2875 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-11-114 1475-2875 https://doaj.org/article/da360267a72d4ae99019c6a5a854f1b8 Malaria Journal, Vol 11, Iss 1, p 114 (2012) Malaria Postpartum Pregnancy Delivery Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2012 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-11-114 2022-12-31T09:12:52Z Abstract Pregnant women are more susceptible to malaria than their non-pregnant counterparts. Less is known about the risk of malaria in the postpartum period. The epidemiology of postpartum malaria was systematically reviewed. Eleven articles fitted the inclusion criteria. Of the 10 studies that compared malaria data from the postpartum period with pregnancy data, nine studies suggested that the risk for malaria infection decreased after delivery. All three studies that compared postpartum data with non-pregnant non-postpartum women concluded that the risk did not return to pre-pregnancy levels immediately after delivery. The results of this review have to be carefully interpreted, as the majority of studies were not designed to study postpartum malaria, and there was large variability in study designs and reported outcomes. Current evidence suggests an effort should be made to detect and radically cure malaria during pregnancy so that women do not enter the postpartum period with residual parasites. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Malaria Journal 11 1 |
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Abstract Pregnant women are more susceptible to malaria than their non-pregnant counterparts. Less is known about the risk of malaria in the postpartum period. The epidemiology of postpartum malaria was systematically reviewed. Eleven articles fitted the inclusion criteria. Of the 10 studies that compared malaria data from the postpartum period with pregnancy data, nine studies suggested that the risk for malaria infection decreased after delivery. All three studies that compared postpartum data with non-pregnant non-postpartum women concluded that the risk did not return to pre-pregnancy levels immediately after delivery. The results of this review have to be carefully interpreted, as the majority of studies were not designed to study postpartum malaria, and there was large variability in study designs and reported outcomes. Current evidence suggests an effort should be made to detect and radically cure malaria during pregnancy so that women do not enter the postpartum period with residual parasites. |
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