Routine Iron Prophylaxis During Pregnancy

Summary

Comparison of two policies of iron administration during pregnancy in regard to health and program feasibility in an area with endemic malaria and high prevalence of HIV infection. The policies are: 1) routine iron prophylaxis, 2) screening and therapy with iron.

Timeline

Start

2007-05

Primary completion

2007-12

Completion

2016-05

Publications

• Hemminki E, Nwaru BI, Salome G, Parkkali S, Abacassamo F, Augusto O, Cliff J, Regushevskaya E, Dgedge M, Sousa C, Chilundo B. Is selective prenatal iron prophylaxis better than routine prophylaxis: final results of a trial (PROFEG) in Maputo, Mozambique. BMJ Open. 2016 Jun 13;6(6):e011280. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011280.
• Nwaru BI, Salome G, Abacassamo F, Augusto O, Cliff J, Sousa C, Regushevskaya E, Parkkali S, Hemminki E. Adherence in a pragmatic randomized controlled trial on prophylactic iron supplementation during pregnancy in Maputo, Mozambique. Public Health Nutr. 2015 Apr;18(6):1127-34. doi: 10.1017/S1368980014001359. Epub 2014 Jul 7.
• Parkkali S, Abacassamo F, Nwaru BI, Salome G, Augusto O, Regushevskaya E, Dgedge M, Sousa C, Cliff J, Chilundo B, Hemminki E. Comparison of routine prenatal iron prophylaxis and screening and treatment for anaemia: pregnancy results and preliminary birth results from a pragmatic randomised controlled trial (PROFEG) in Maputo, Mozambique. BMJ Open. 2013 Feb 8;3(2):e001948. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001948. Print 2013.
• Nwaru BI, Parkkali S, Abacassamo F, Salome G, Chilundo B, Augusto O, Cliff J, Dgedge M, Regushevskaya E, Nikula M, Hemminki E. A pragmatic randomised controlled trial on routine iron prophylaxis during pregnancy in Maputo, Mozambique (PROFEG): rationale, design, and success. Matern Child Nutr. 2015 Apr;11(2):146-63. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12006. Epub 2012 Oct 1.

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