Availability and utilization of malaria prevention strategies in pregnancy in eastern India

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ID15380684
AuthorsBlair J Wylie (0000-0003-4818-1050, Boston University, corresponding author), Ahmar Hashmi (0000-0002-1592-0606, Boston University), Ahmar H Hashmi, Neeru Singh (0000-0001-7290-6790, National Institute of Malaria Research), Mrigendra P Singh (0000-0003-4336-4413, National Institute of Malaria Research), Jordan Tuchman (Boston University), M Zafirul Hussain (National Institute of Malaria Research), Mobassir Hussain, Lora Sabin (0000-0002-2782-542X, Center for Global Health), Kojo Yeboah-Antwi (0000-0002-3516-9266, Center for Global Health), Camellia Banerjee (Boston University), Mohamad I Brooks (0000-0001-9913-0996, Center for Global Health), Meghna Desai (0000-0002-6703-3355, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Venkatachalam Udhayakumar (0000-0003-0304-3383, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), William MacLeod (0000-0001-8003-8874, Center for Global Health), William B MacLeod, Aditya Prasad Dash (0000-0002-8414-2000, National Institute of Malaria Research), Davidson H Hamer (0000-0002-4700-1495, Boston University)
Year2010
Volume10
Issue1
Pages557-557
Publication date2010-09-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/1471-2458-10-557
PMID20849590
PMCIDPMC2949771
OpenAlexW2083231691
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited14

A disconnect remains between routine antenatal practices in India and known strategies to prevent and treat malaria in pregnancy. Prevention strategies, in particular the use of insecticide-treated bednets, are underutilized. Gaps highlighted by this study combined with recent estimates of the prevalence of malaria during pregnancy in these areas should be used to revise governmental policy and target increased educational efforts among health care workers and pregnant women

Environmental health · Health facility · Health services · Low birth weight · Malaria · Population · Pregnancy · Public health · Global Maternal and Child Health · Malaria Research and Control · Medicine · Mosquito-borne diseases and control · Nursing · Immunology

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