Vol. 7(1), pp. 18-22, 2019
ISSN: 2354-2381
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DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.15580/GJEPH.2019.2.072219140
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Prevalence of Malaria Parasitemia among Pregnant Women Attending Ante-Natal Clinic at Bingham University Teaching Hospital Plateau State
1Sarah Silas, 2*Lynn Maori, 2Maikudi Haruna, 2Grace Audu 3Sunday Liman Irmiya, 4Abdullateef Jimoh 5Samira David, 6Atahiru Adamu and 7Nuhu Mohammed
Article No.: 072219140
Type: Research
DOI: 10.15580/GJEPH.2019.2.072219140
In this study a prevalence of 29.1% malaria parasitemia among pregnant women attending Bingham University Teaching Hospital (BUTH) was recorded. The study also showed that multigravidae had the highest prevalence of malaria parasitemia 18.8%, followed by primigravidae who had the lowest prevalence of 10.3%. The age group of 26 to 30 years had the highest prevalence of 11.5% followed by the age group of 31 to 35 years (8.5%) while the least prevalence of 0.6% was in the age group of 41 to 45 years. Women in their first trimester had 2.4% prevalence followed by women in their second trimester who had the prevalence of 12.1% and those in their third trimester had the prevalence rate of 14.9%. The study also shows the result of pregnant women who use long-lasting insecticide treated nets had the highest prevalence of 17.0% while those who do not use the long-lasting insecticide treated nets had the lowest prevalence of 12.1%. At the end of the study the result showed the prevalence rate of 29.1% of malaria parasitemia. Pregnancy is among other factors affecting the prevalence of malaria in pregnant women which is due to low immunity during pregnancy.
Submitted: 22/07/2019
Accepted: 27/07/2019
Published:
06/09/2019
*Corresponding Author
Lynn Maori
E-mail: lynnmaori09@ gmail.com
Keywords:
Malaria; Parasitemia; Trimester; Pregnant women; Multigravidae
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