Aim: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of azithromycin (AZ) with sulphadoxine-
pyrimethamine (SP) for malaria prevention. Settings and Design: A prospective comparative …

Background Malaria and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in pregnancy are
important and major contributing factors to maternal morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan …

Objective New anti-malarial regimens are urgently needed in sub-Saharan Africa because
of the increase in drug resistance. We investigated the safety and efficacy of azithromycin or …

Background: Malaria is a common health problem especially among the pregnant women in
endemic countries such as Nigeria. Sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP) has been …

Maternal malaria and infections during pregnancy are risk factors for fetal growth restriction.
We assessed the impact of preventive treatment in pregnancy on maternal malaria and fetal …

Background: The need for an effective malaria chemoprophylaxis during pregnancy is well
established. Suphadoxine-pyrimethamine is the drug currently being recommended by the …

Objectives: Malaria in pregnancy is a major public health problems contributing significantly
to high morbidity and mortality. Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy …

Emerging malaria parasite sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) resistance has prompted
assessment of alternatives for intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp). The …

We studied the practice of malaria prevention and treatment in pregnancy of 394 private
medical practitioners in Lagos State, Nigeria using a self-administered pre-tested structured …

Background: Malaria during pregnancy escalates the damaging consequence to the mother
and neonate. The usage of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria (IPTp) with …