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A need for new tools for prevention of malaria in pregnancy

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is a chemoprevention strategy against malaria in pregnancy. A recent PLOS Medicine study highlights the need for better understanding of the mechanism by which IPTp-SP reduces low birthweight, as well as novel measures to prevent malaria earlier in gestation.

Source: PLoS Medicine

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004729

Authors: Makoto Saito, Rose McGready

Institutions: University of Oxford, Infectious Diseases Data Observatory, Mahidol University, Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit

Language: English

Topic: Malaria Research and Control

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $6,460