Safe Pregnancy by Infectious Disease Control

Completed

• Conditions: Pregnancy; Malaria

• Registration Number: NCT00489619
• Lead Sponsor: NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health

Brief Summary

Malaria and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common in pregnant women in Africa and are important preventable causes of poor birth outcomes and maternal and infant mortality. This study investigated baseline characteristics of the population including: rates of STIs including HIV, prevalence of malaria and tuberculosis (TB) and resistance to common antimalarial drugs.

Detailed Description

A cross-sectional observational study was conducted with 2008 pregnant women attending either Binza or Kingasani Maternity clinics in Kinshasa, DRC to determine baseline rates of STIs, TB and malaria. Data was collected for sample size calculation in a larger STI/Malaria and TB randomized controlled trial.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-04
• Study Completion: 2005-03
• Study First Submitted: 2007-06-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-06-19
• Study First Posted: 2007-06-21
• Status Verified: 2014-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-07-29
• Last Update Posted: 2014-07-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 2008

Inclusion Criteria

• older than or equal to 15 years of age
• pregnant
• presenting for antenatal care at one of the two target maternities for the first time during the current pregnancy
• willing to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• refusal to participate in the HIV voluntary and counseling program at the maternity center or refusal to share HIV results with the study staff.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Binza Maternity; 🇨🇩 Kinshasa, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Kingasani Maternity; 🇨🇩 Kinshasa, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the