Birth weight in Rural Guinea-Bissau. Does maternal BCG scarification affect birth weight?

project summary

<p><strong>Abstract:</strong><br /> <br /> The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is associated with reduced mortality that cannot be attributed solely to the protection against tuberculosis. In a randomised trial from Denmark, among children with BCG-vaccinated mothers, BCG vaccination was associated with fewer infectious-disease hospitalisations. his suggest that maternal BCG vaccination affects the health of both mother and child. We examined if maternal BCG-scar status was associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and the child’s birth weight.</p>

Facts

PERIOD: 16. February 2017 to 13. January 2018
PROJECT CODE: A31295
COUNTRIES: Guinea-Bissau
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: aldah12@student.sdu.dk
TOTAL GRANT: 33256 DKK

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