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Cost effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in southern mozambique

Scuri, Elisa; Bardaji, Azucena; Nhampossa, Tacita; Maixechas, Maria; Nhacolo, Ariel; Nhalungo, Delino; Alonso, L pedro; Menndez, Clara.

PLos ONE; 5 (10), 2010

Malaria in pregnancy is a public health problem for endemic countries. Economic evaluations of malaria preventive strategies in pregnancy are needed to guide health policies. Methods and Findings: This analysis was carried out in the context of a trial of malaria intermittent preventive treatment in preg...

Antimalarials/administration & dosage, Malaria/epidemiology, Malaria/prevention & control, Malaria/complications, Disease Prevention, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/prevention & control, Mozambique/epidemiology, Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/epidemiology, Sulfadoxine/administration & dosage, Placebos

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Cost-effectiveness of malaria intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) in Mozambique and the United Republic of Tanzania

Objective: To estimate the cost-effectiveness of malaria intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP). Methods: In two previous IPTi trials in Ifakara (United Republic of Tanzania) and Manhiça (Mozambique), SP was administered three times to infants before 9 m...