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ArticleBMC research notes2017

Parasitic infections and maternal anaemia among expectant mothers in the Dangme East District of Ghana.

Samuel Crowther Kofi Tay, Emmanuel Agbeko Nani, Williams Walana

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Article in BMC research notes, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Samuel Crowther Kofi TayDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Emmanuel Agbeko NaniDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Williams WalanaDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana. wwalana@uds.edu.gh.
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · GHUniversity for Development Studies · GH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundParasitic infections are of public health concern globally, particular among at risk groups such as pregnant women in developing countries. The presence of these parasites during pregnancy potentiate adverse effects to both the mother and the unborn baby. This study sought to establish the prevalence of some parasitic agents among antenatal attendees in the Dangme East District of Ghana. A cross-sectional prospective study was conduct between April and July, 2012. Venous blood specimens were collected from each participant for haemoglobin estimation and malaria microscopy. In addition participants' early morning mid-stream urine and stool specimens were analyzed microscopically for parasitic agents.

resultsA total of 375 pregnant women were involved in the study, of which anaemia was present in 66.4% (249/375). However, parasitic infections associated anaemia prevalence was 49.6% (186/375). In all, 186 cases of parasitic infections were observed; 171 (44.0%) were single isolated infections while 15 (4.0%) were co-infections. Plasmodium species were significantly associated with anaemia (13.3%, χ

conclusionThe study revealed relatively high prevalence of parasitic infections among the study population, suggesting that about three-quarters of the anaemic mothers are either single or co-infected with parasitic agents.

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Pregnancy Complications, HematologicPregnancy Complications, ParasiticAdultAnemiaAnimalsAntigens, HelminthCoinfectionCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGhanaHemoglobinsHumansMalariaMothersPregnancyProspective StudiesAntigens, HelminthHemoglobinsAnaemiaGhanaMaternalParastic

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