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Prevalence and Adverse Effect of Plasmodium Falciparum and Plasmodium Vivax Infections in Peripheral and Placental Malaria in Pregnant Women in Nsukka L.G.A.

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dc.contributor.author Inyang-Enin, Nneka
dc.date.accessioned 2020-01-14T09:52:43Z
dc.date.available 2020-01-14T09:52:43Z
dc.date.issued 2017-07
dc.identifier.citation Inyang-Enin, Nneka (2017). Prevalence and Adverse Effect of Plasmodium Falciparum and Plasmodium Vivax Infections in Peripheral and Placental Malaria in Pregnant Women in Nsukka L.G.A. (Mastes Thesis). University of Nigeria Nsukka en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.unn.edu.ng/handle/123456789/8572
dc.description.abstract Malaria remains a public health burden in pregnancy causing adverse effects to mother and foetus. This study investigated the prevalence and effect of peripheral and placental malaria in pregnant women in Nsukka. Five hundred and twenty pregnant women (ages 17≥41) participated in the study; 400 in the peripheral and 120 in the placental study. Demographic information of the pregnant women was captured while microscopy and Rapid Dip Stick Test (RDST) were used to establish malaria infection. Full blood count was done to ascertain haematological indices. Prevalence of malaria was 25% (P. falciparum, 98; P. vivax, 2) in the peripheral study and 50.8% (P. falciparum, 64) in the placental study using microscopy. RDST gave a prevalence of 2.5% and 22.2% for peripheral and placental malaria respectively. The peak age specific prevalence was 16-20 (38.9%) and 31-35 (56.0%) for the peripheral and placental malaria infections respectively with significant difference (P<0.05). Infected placentas were associated with low birth weight (100%). Similarly, placental malaria was prevalent in post term births (60.0%). The degree of severe anaemia was significantly higher in placental infection (3.3%) than peripheral infection (1.8%). There was a negative correlation between birth weight and parasitemia (r=-0.55) with statistical association (P=0.00). Gestational period was associated with birth weight (r=0.35; P=0.00) but not with parasitemia (P=0.23). The results underscore the prevalence and adverse effect of malaria infection among pregnant women and the importance of malaria as a threat and priority in rural health care delivery system. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Nigeria Nsukka en_US
dc.subject Plasmodium Falciparum en_US
dc.subject Plasmodium Vivax en_US
dc.subject Placental Malaria en_US
dc.subject Malaria en_US
dc.subject Inyang-Enin, Nneka en_US
dc.title Prevalence and Adverse Effect of Plasmodium Falciparum and Plasmodium Vivax Infections in Peripheral and Placental Malaria in Pregnant Women in Nsukka L.G.A. en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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