Effect of pregnancy on exposure to malaria mosquitoes
Abstract
Pregnant women attracted twice the number of Anopheles gambiae complex--the predominant African malaria-carrying mosquito--than did their non-pregnant counterparts. We postulate that physiological and behavioural changes that occur during pregnancy are responsible for increased attractiveness, which could be important in intervention strategies aimed at protecting this high-risk group against malaria.
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Physiological changes include increased exhaled breath and increased abdominal temperature that may render pregnant women more easily detectable by mosquitoes.
“Physiological changes include increased exhaled breath and increased abdominal temperature that may render pregnant women more easily detectable by mosquitoes.”
From Malaria in pregnancy. (2013) · cites this paper as [60]
The increased susceptibility of pregnant women to malaria can be explained by immunological changes induced by pregnancy, hormonal factors, and higher attractiveness of pregnant women to mosquitoes.
“This increased susceptibility can be explained by the immunological changes induced by pregnancy, by hormonal factors,59 and by the higher attractiveness of pregnant women to mosquitoes.60–61”
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Pregnant women urinate twice as frequently as non-pregnant women, resulting in increased exposure to mosquito bites at night because they have to leave the protection of their bed nets.
“Behavioural changes are represented by the fact that pregnant women urinate twice as frequently as non-pregnant women, resulting in an increased exposure to mosquito bites at night because they have to leave the protection of their bed nets.60–61”
From Malaria in pregnancy. (2013) · cites this paper as [60]
The increased attractiveness of pregnant women to mosquitoes may be explained by physiological and behavioural changes occurring during pregnancy.
“The increased attractiveness of pregnant women to mosquitoes may be explained by physiological and behavioural changes occurring during pregnancy.”
From Malaria in pregnancy. (2013) · cites this paper as [60]
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- Authors
- Lindsay, S., Ansell, J., Selman, C., Cox, V., Hamilton, K., & Walraven, G.
- Affiliations
- Durham University (GB)
- University of Aberdeen (GB)
- Medical Research Council (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Lindsay, Steve
- Venue
- The Lancet
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2000-06
- Volume
- 355
- Issue
- 9219
- Pages
- 1972
- ISSN
- 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
- 0140-6736
- OpenAlex
- W2158292556
- Cited by
- 293
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 13.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Lancet (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Malaria Research and Control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Keywords
- pregnancy, malaria, Anopheles gambiae s.l., mosquito attraction, host-seeking behavior, mosquito-borne diseases, malaria prevention in pregnancy, physiological changes in pregnancy
- MeSH terms
- Analysis of Variance, Animals, Anopheles, Feeding Behavior, Female, Gambia, Humans, Malaria, Pregnancy, Risk Factors, Rural Health, Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic
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