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First trimester use of artemisinin-based combination therapy and the risk of low birth weight and small for gestational age

Orvalho, Augusto; Stergachis, Andy; Dellicour, Stephanie; Tinto, Halidou; Valá, Anifa; Ruperez, Maria; Macete, Eusébio; Nakanabo-Diallo, Seydou; Kazienga, Adama; Valéa, Innocent; d'Alessandro, Umberto; Kuile, Feiko O Ter; S Calip, Gregory; Ouma, peter; Desai, Meghna; Sevene, Esperança.
Malar. j. (Online); 19 (1), 2020
While there is increasing evidence on the safety of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) for the case management of malaria in early pregnancy, little is known about the association between exposure to ACT during the first trimester and the effect on fetal growth. Data were analysed from prospecti...
Combined Modality Therapy, Artemisinins, Antimalarials, Malaria, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Trimester, First, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Low Birth Weight
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A combination intervention strategy to improve linkage to and retention in HIV care following diagnosis in Mozambique: A cluster-randomized study

Elul, Batya; Lamb, Matthew R; Lahuerta, Maria; Abacassamo , Fatima; Ahoua, Laurence; Kujawski, Stephanie A; Tomo, Maria; Jani, Ilesh.
PloS med; 14 (11), 2017
Background: Concerning gaps in the HIV care continuum compromise individual and population health. We evaluated a combination intervention strategy (CIS) targeting prevalent barriers to timely linkage and sustained retention in HIV care in Mozambique. Methods and findings: In this cluster-randomized tria...
Anti-HIV Agents/administration & dosage, Cluster Analysis, Combined Modality Therapy, Early Medical Intervention/methods, Follow-Up Studies, HIV Infections/diagnosis, HIV-1/drug effects, Health Behavior, Motivation, Patient Compliance, Epidemiology, Therapeutics, Mozambique, HIV Infections/therapy
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