# name
Plasmodium vivax Malaria in Pregnant Women in the Brazilian Amazon and the Risk Factors Associated with Prematurity and Low Birth Weight: A Descriptive Study

# metadata.dc.description.abstract[].value
INTRODUCTION: Plasmodium vivax is the most prevalent malaria
                species in the American region. Brazil accounts for the higher
                number of the malaria cases reported in pregnant women in the
                Americas. This study aims to describe the characteristics of
                pregnant women with malaria in an endemic area of the Brazilian
                Amazon and the risk factors associated with prematurity and low
                birth weight (LBW). METHODS/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Between December
                2005 and March 2008, 503 pregnant women with malaria that
                attended a tertiary health centre were enrolled and followed up
                until delivery and reported a total of 1016 malaria episodes.
                More than half of study women (54%) were between 20-29 years
                old, and almost a third were adolescents. The prevalence of
                anaemia at enrolment was 59%. Most women (286/503) reported more
                than one malaria episode and most malaria episodes (84.5%,
                846/1001) were due to P. vivax infection. Among women with only
                P. vivax malaria, the risk of preterm birth and low birth weight
                decreased in multigravidae (OR, 0.36 [95% CI, 0.16-0.82]; p =
                0.015 and OR 0.24 [95% CI, 0.10-0.58]; p = 0.001, respectively).
                The risk of preterm birth decreased with higher maternal age (OR
                0.43 [95% CI, 0.19-0.95]; p = 0.037) and among those women who
                reported higher antenatal care (ANC) attendance (OR, 0.32 [95%
                CI, 0.15-0.70]; p = 0.005). CONCLUSION: This study shows that P.
                vivax is the prevailing species among pregnant women with
                malaria in the region and shows that vivax clinical malaria may
                represent harmful consequences for the health of the mother and
                their offsprings particularly on specific groups such as
                adolescents, primigravidae and those women with lower ANC
                attendance.

# metadata.dc.relation.isformatof[].value
Reproducció del document publicat a:
                http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144399

# metadata.dc.source[].value
Articles publicats en revistes (ISGlobal)

# metadata.dc.title[].value
Plasmodium vivax Malaria in Pregnant Women in the Brazilian Amazon and the Risk Factors Associated with Prematurity and Low Birth Weight: A Descriptive Study