"For that bargain price, pregnant women receive broad protection against a range of infections which can lead to very serious consequences." "Sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections are linked to devastating birth consequences for pregnant women, including spontaneous abortion, stillbirth and premature and low birthweight," said Matthew Chico, lead author of the report, which studied more than 1,000 pregnant women in rural Zambia. Malaria prevention treatment using the drug sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) goes beyond 'life-saving protection against malaria', the LSHTM assistant professor added in a statement. By Kieran GuilbertDAKAR, March 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A drug given to pregnant women to combat malaria also offers protection against sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and boosting doses of the 'double protection' treatment cuts the risk of infant deaths, researchers said on Thursday. Only a quarter of pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa receive two doses of SP - well below international health targets - and the study authors called for this to be improved.
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"For that bargain price, pregnant women receive broad protection against a range of infections which can lead to very serious consequences." "Sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections are linked to devastating birth consequences for pregnant women, including spontaneous abortion, stillbirth and premature and low birthweight," said Matthew Chico, lead author of the report, which studied more than 1,000 pregnant women in rural Zambia. Malaria prevention treatment using the drug sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) goes beyond 'life-saving protection against malaria', the LSHTM assistant professor added in a statement. "Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine is a cheap 'double protection' drug – 20 U.S. cents per dose," said Chico. Although pregnant women in Zambia receive antimalarial drugs and testing for syphilis and HIV, screening is not routine for STIs including gonorrhoea, chlamydia and bacterial vaginosis, the study said.collected by :Lucy William
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