Superiority trial of intermittent treatment with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine versus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for the prevention of malaria during pregnancy

• Main Authors: Roland Nnaemeka Okoro (Author), Ado Danazumi Geidam (Author), Audu Abdullahi Bukar (Author), Abba Bukar Zarami (Author), John David Ohieku (Author), Alhaji Bukar Musa (Author), Timothy Samuel Yerima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Malaria in pregnancy is responsible for various adverse maternal and birth outcomes. The emerging resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) raises important concerns about its use for intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) in Africa. This trial aimed to assess t...