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Greener Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health Vol. 7(1), pp. 18-22, 2019 ISSN: 2354-2381 Copyright ©2019, the copyright of this article is retained by the author(s) DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.15580/GJEPH.2019.2.072219140 http://gjournals.org/GJEPH |
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
1. Heamatology Department, State Specialist Hospital Gombe, Nigeria
2. Medical Microbiology Department, State Specialist Hospital Gombe, Nigeria.
3. General Hospital Bogoro, Bauchi State.
4. World Health Organization, Abuja.
5. Department of Microbiology, University of Jos, Plateau State
6. General Studies Department School of Nursing and Midwifery, Gombe, Nigeria.
7. Snakebite Treatment and Research Hospital Kaltungo, Gombe State
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Article No.: 072219140 Type: Research DOI: 10.15580/GJEPH.2019.2.072219140
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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. |
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Submitted: 22/07/2019 Accepted: 27/07/2019 Published: 06/09/2019 |
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*Corresponding Author Lynn Maori E-mail: lynnmaori09@ gmail.com |
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Keywords: Malaria; Parasitemia; Trimester; Pregnant women; Multigravidae |
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Cite this Article: Silas S; Maori L; Haruna M; Audu G; Irmiya SL; Jimoh A; David S; Adamu A; Mohammed N (2019). Prevalence of Malaria Parasitemia among Pregnant Women Attending Ante-Natal Clinic at Bingham University Teaching Hospital Plateau State. Greener Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health, 7(2): 18-22, https://doi.org/10.15580/GJEPH.2019.2.072219140. |
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