ArticleAnnals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine2019
PREVALENCE OF MALARIA PARASITAEMIA AND THE USE OF MALARIA PREVENTION MEASURES IN PREGNANT WOMEN IN IBADAN, NIGERIA.
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- Prevalence, characteristics, and treatment outcome of congenital malaria in Nigeria: a systematic review.Malaria journal · 2025Pooled it
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- Prevalence of Malaria and Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women Visiting Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia.Journal of parasitology research · 2026Article
- "No culture stops me from taking tablets": Exploring community-level factors influencing pregnant women's IPTp-SP uptake in Nigeria.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Malaria and anaemia prevalence and associated factors among pregnant women initiating antenatal care in two regions in Ghana: an analytical cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Socioeconomic, Demographic, and Environmental Factors May Inform Malaria Intervention Prioritization in Urban Nigeria.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Description of the design of a mixed-methods study to assess the burden and determinants of malaria transmission for tailoring of interventions (microstratification) in Ibadan and Kano metropolis.Malaria journal · 2023Article
- Prevalence of malaria parasitaemia among pregnant women at booking in Nigeria.Health science reports · 2023Article
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- Effectiveness of antenatal intermittent preventive treatment for malaria with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine on peripartum outcomes.Therapeutic advances in infectious diseaseArticle
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Abstract
backgroundMalaria complicates up to 58.1% of pregnancies in Nigeria. Preventive measures include intermittent preventive treatment and consistent use of insecticide-treated nets. However, uptake of these interventions can often be sub-optimal.
objectiveThis study aimed to assess the prevalence of malaria in pregnancy in peri-urban and rural communities of Ibadan, Nigeria and its association with the use of preventive measures.
methodsIn this cross-sectional study, pregnant women were recruited from selected primary health centres and blood films were taken for malaria parasites. Explanatory variables were the use of bed nets and chemoprophylaxis; the primary outcome was presence of peripheral malaria parasitaemia.
resultsMalaria prevalence was 4.3% (67 of 1570 participants); two-thirds of women with parasitaemia had malaria symptoms. Four hundred and thirty-eight (27.9%) used prescribed sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine prophylaxis, 784 (49.9%) women reported that they consistently slept under insecticide-treated nets, and 236 (15%) complied with both interventions. Bed net use appeared more protective than chemoprophylaxis. However, the protection from malaria in those who used preventive measures was not statistically significant (p=0.075).
conclusionMalaria prevalence was low. No association was determined between malaria and the use of preventive measures; the lack of association may be due to the low prevalence.
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