Safe Pregnancy by Infectious Disease Control

NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health2,008 enrolled

Overview

Malaria and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common in pregnant women in Africa and are important preventable causes of poor birth outcomes and maternal and infant mortality. This study investigated baseline characteristics of the population including: rates of STIs including HIV, prevalence of malaria and tuberculosis (TB) and resistance to common antimalarial drugs.

A cross-sectional observational study was conducted with 2008 pregnant women attending either Binza or Kingasani Maternity clinics in Kinshasa, DRC to determine baseline rates of STIs, TB and malaria. Data was collected for sample size calculation in a larger STI/Malaria and TB randomized controlled trial.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

2,008

Conditions

Pregnancy Malaria

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 15 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * older than or equal to 15 years of age * pregnant * presenting for antenatal care at one of the two target maternities for the first time during the current pregnancy * willing to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * refusal to participate in the HIV voluntary and counseling program at the maternity center or refusal to share HIV results with the study staff.

Locations (2)

Binza Maternity

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kingasani Maternity

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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