Abstract
Effects of Malaria Parasitaemia on Some Haematological Parameters of Pregnant Women of African Descent in Specialist Hospital Sokoto, North Western Nigeria
Highlights
An estimated 30 million women living in malaria endemic areas of Africa become pregnant each year
There is need for the Nigerian government to invest on evidenced-based best practices; education of pregnant women, provision of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets (LLINs), integration of malaria-prevention into antenatal care services and provision of prophylactic treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (ITPp-SP) with two single doses taken after 16 weeks of amenorrhea, at least 4 weeks apart
This study has found that use of insecticide- treated mosquito net has great influence in preventing malaria
Summary
An estimated 30 million women living in malaria endemic areas of Africa become pregnant each year. Malaria infection during pregnancy is a significant public health problem with substantial risk for the pregnant women, her foetus and the newborn child. Pregnant women and their unborn children are vulnerable to malaria, which is a major cause of prenatal mortality, low birth weight and maternal anaemia. It accounts for 40% of public health expenditure, 30 - 50% of in-patient admissions and up to 50 % of out-patient visits in areas with high malaria transmission [3]
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