Predictors of birth weight in pregnant women with malaria: a prospective cohort facility-based study in Webuye-Kenya

• Main Authors: Joseph Mukala (Author), Dominic Mogere (Author), Peter Kirira (Author), Bernard N. Kanoi (Author), Violet Akisa (Author), Francis Kobia (Author), Harrison Waweru (Author), Jesse Gitaka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, malaria, which remains a major public health burden, has a prevalence of 9 to 28% and malaria in pregnancy is associated with severe adverse outcomes for the mother and her baby. Here, we sought to determine the predictors of birth weight in a cohort of 140 women with...