Publication: The epidemiology of postpartum malaria: a systematic review.
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2012-04-13
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2012-04-13
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2012
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eng
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1475-2875 (electronic)
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Mahidol University
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BioMed Central
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Boel ME, Rijken MJ, Brabin BJ, Nosten F, McGready R. The epidemiology of postpartum malaria: a systematic review. Malar J. 2012 Apr 13;11:114.
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Boel, Machteld E., Rijken, Marcus J, Brabin, Bernard J, Nosten, François, McGready, Rose The epidemiology of postpartum malaria: a systematic review.. Boel ME, Rijken MJ, Brabin BJ, Nosten F, McGready R. The epidemiology of postpartum malaria: a systematic review. Malar J. 2012 Apr 13;11:114.. doi:10.1186/1475-2875-11-114. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/668
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The epidemiology of postpartum malaria: a systematic review.
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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.