Holger W Unger, Anastasia Jessica Hadiprodjo, Julie R Gutman, Valerie Briand, Nadine Fievet, Innocent Valea, Halidou Tinto, Umberto D'Alessandro, Sarah H Landis, Feiko Ter Kuile, Peter Ouma, Martina Oneko, Victor Mwapasa, Laurence Slutsker, Dianne J Terlouw, Simon Kariuki, John Ayisi, Bernard Nahlen, Meghna Desai, Mwayi Madanitsa, Linda Kalilani-Phiri, Per Ashorn, Kenneth Maleta, Antoinette Tshefu-Kitoto, Ivo Mueller, Danielle Stanisic, Jordan Cates, Anna Maria Van Eijk, Maria Ome-Kaius, Elizabeth H Aitken, Stephen J Rogerson
In areas of moderate to intense Plasmodium falciparum transmission, malaria in pregnancy remains a significant cause of low birth weight, stillbirth, and severe anaemia. Previously, fetal sex has been identified to modify the risks of maternal asthma, pre-eclampsia, and gestational diabetes. One study demonstrated increased risk of placental malaria in women carrying a female fetus. We investigated the association between fetal sex and malaria in pregnancy in 11 pregnancy studies conducted in sub-Saharan African countries and Papua New Guinea through meta-analysis using log binomial regression fitted to a random-effects model...
June 26, 2023: Scientific Reports