Effects on maternal and pregnancy outcomes of first-trimester malaria infection among nulliparous women from Kenya, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
First-trimester malaria was associated with increased prevalence of anemia later in pregnancy. We identified areas for further investigation including effects of first-trimester malaria on preterm birth and low birth weight.
Authors
- Marion Koso‐Thomas
- Sequoia I. Leuba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6585-2824)
- Sarah Saleem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6797-8631)
- Janet Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1750-8794)
- Antoinette Tshefu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7657-6901)
- Andrew F. Olshan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9115-5128)
- Tracy L. Nolen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2512-343X)
- Jennifer Hemingway‐Foday (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9776-5306)
- Paul Nyongesa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2896-4720)
- Richard J. Derman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1148-1594)
- Fabian Esamai
- Elizabeth M. McClure (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8659-5444)
- Osayame A. Ekhaguere (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8926-3709)
- Edward A. Liechty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7851-3346)
- Matthew Hoffman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2927-8693)
- Melissa Bauserman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4992-9895)
- Sherri Bucher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3236-6421)
- Daniel Westreich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3069-1650)
- Steve M. Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2783-0990)
- Adrien Lokangaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-5877)
- Saleem Jessani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3025-2025)
- Carl Bose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8727-8640)
- Elwyn Chomba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7755-9951)
- Steven R. Meshnick
- Robert L. Goldenberg
- Waldemar A. Carlo
- Musaku Mwenechanya
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Aga Khan University (PK)
- Christiana Care Health System (US)
- Ministry of Public Health (CD)
- Moi University (KE)
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- RTI International (US)
- University Teaching Hospital (ZM)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (US)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310339
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.22
Funders
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development