Publications by authors named "Malika Leneuve"

Background: Infant mortality in French Guiana, a French overseas territory, is 2.7 times greater than in mainland France. Given the importance of better understanding infant mortality we aimed to describe the early & late neonatal, and postneonatal mortality in French Guiana between 2007 and 2022.

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Preterm deliveries are a major multifactorial public health problem in French Guiana. Desert dust episodes have been associated with preterm delivery in Guadeloupe, a territory with similarities to French Guiana. We thus tried to replicate this finding in the context of French Guiana.

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  • The study looked at pregnancies in women living with HIV in French Guiana from 1992 to 2022 to understand their outcomes and challenges.
  • Most of the women knew they had HIV before getting pregnant and many received treatment, but a significant number still had babies born with HIV.
  • Although there have been improvements in reducing HIV transmission to babies, there are still issues like premature deliveries and low birth weights that need attention.
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Background: French Guiana is a French overseas territory which combines a well-funded universal health system and a population where half are under the poverty line. In this context, we aimed to measure and describe the causes of infant mortality and, because French Guiana is a French territory, to compare them with mainland France.

Methods: National death certificate data between 2001 and 2017 was used.

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  • Micronutrients are essential for health and play a crucial role in the development of pregnant women and their unborn children, but deficiencies are prevalent in French Guiana due to social inequalities and cultural factors.
  • A study of 341 pregnant women revealed that 81% experienced at least one micronutrient deficiency, with those facing economic hardships at a higher risk.
  • The findings highlight the need to address nutritional deficiencies in pregnant women in French Guiana, especially given the prevalence of obesity among the population.
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