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Alternative Title:
JAMA
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.216231
Personal Author:
Kayentao, Kassoum ; Garner, Paul ; van Eijk, Anne Maria ; Naidoo, Inbarani ; Roper, Cally ; ... More +
Kayentao, Kassoum ; Garner, Paul ; van Eijk, Anne Maria ; Naidoo, Inbarani ; Roper, Cally ; Mulokozi, Abdunoor ; MacArthur, John R. ; Luntamo, Mari ; Ashorn, Per ; Doumbo, Ogobara K. ; ter Kuile, Feiko O. Less -
Description:
Importance

Intermittent preventive therapy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine to control malaria during pregnancy is used in 37 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, and 31 of those countries use the standard 2-dose regimen. However, 2 doses may not provide protection during the last 4 to 10 weeks of pregnancy, a pivotal period for fetal weight gain.

Objective

To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of trials to determine whether regimens containing 3 or more doses of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive therapy during pregnancy are associated with a higher birth weight or lower risk of low birth weight (LBW) (<2500 g) than standard 2-dose regimens.

Data Sources and Study Selection

ISI Web of Knowledge, EMBASE, SCOPUS, PubMed, LILACS, the Malaria in Pregnancy Library, Cochrane CENTRAL, and trial registries from their inception to December 2012, without language restriction. Eligible studies included randomized and quasi-randomized trials of intermittent preventive therapy during pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine monotherapy.

Data Extraction

Data were independently abstracted by 2 investigators. Relative risk (RR), mean differences, and 95% CIs were calculated with random-effects models.

Results

Of 241 screened studies, 7 trials of 6281 pregnancies were included. The median birth weight in the 2-dose group was 2870 g (range, 2722–3239 g) and on average 56 g higher (95% CI, 29–83 g; I2=0%) in the ≥3-dose group. Three or more doses were associated with fewer LBW births (RR,0.80; 95% CI, 0.69–0.94; I2=0%), with a median LBW risk per 1000 women in the 2-dose group (assumed control group risk) of 167 per 1000 vs 134 per 1000 in the ≥3-dose group (absolute risk reduction, 33 per 1000 [95% CI, 10–52]; number needed to treat=31). The association was consistent across a wide range of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance (0% to 96% dihydropteroate-synthase K540E mutations). There was no evidence of small-study bias. The ≥3-dose group had less placental malaria (RR,0.51; 95% CI, 0.38–0.68; I2=0%, in 6 trials, 63 vs 32 per 1000; absolute risk reduction,31 per 1000 [95% CI, 20–39]). In primigravid plus secundigravid women, the risk of moderate to severe maternal anemia was lower in the ≥3-dose group (RR,0.60; 95% CI, 0.36–0.99; I2=20%; in 6 trials, 36 vs 22 per 1000; absolute risk reduction,14 per 1000 [95% CI, 0.4–23]). There were no differences in rates of serious adverse events.

Conclusions and Relevance

Among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa, intermittent preventive therapy with 3 or more doses of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine was associated with a higher birth weight and lower risk of LBW than the standard 2-dose regimens. These data provide support for the new WHO recommendations to provide at least 3 doses of intermittent preventive therapy during pregnancy at each scheduled antenatal care visit in the second and third trimester.


Subject:
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Antimalarials
Drug Administration Schedule
Drug Combinations
Female
Humans
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Malaria
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
Pyrimethamine
Risk
Sulfadoxine

Source:
JAMA. 309(6):594-604.
Pubmed ID:
23403684
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4669677
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
Place as Subject:
Africa
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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