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Kaestel
(2005)
(++)/(++)
Kupka
(2008)
(++)/(-)
Anthelmintics
de Silva
(1999)
(+)/(++)
Pregnant women Daily micronutrient supplementation in
Guinea-Bissau. Identical capsules – group 1
with one RDA of 15 micronutrients, group 2
with two RDA of 15 micronutrients, group 3
conventional prenatal iron-folic acid
supplement.
HIV-infected
pregnant women
Selenium supplementation – daily tablet of
200ug elemental selenium (as
selenomethionine).
Women in general Mebendazole during pregnancy vs no
anthelmintic (controls).
Perinatal
mortality
Neonatal
mortality
Maternal
mortality
Perinatal
mortality
Neonatal
mortality
Infant
mortality
Stillbirth
Perinatal
mortality
Appendix 4.1
There were no overall differences in
either peri- or neonatal mortality
between supplementation groups and
the control group. There was no effect
modification by anaemia, malaria
parasitaemia, infant sex, or season of
birth.
Selenium had no significant effect on
maternal mortality, neonatal or infant
mortality. Marginal association with
reduced risk of low birthweight (LBW)
and increased risk of foetal death.
The proportions of stillbirths and
perinatal deaths were significantly
lower in the mebendazole group, as was
the proportion of LBW babies.
What are the effects of different models of delivery for improving maternal and infant health outcomes for poor people in urban areas in low income
and lower middle income countries?
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