ArticleTropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines2020
Prevalence of placental malaria among asymptomatic pregnant women in Wolkite health center, Gurage zone, Southern Ethiopia.
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- Asymptomatic malaria infection and its associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia; a systematic review and meta-analysis.Parasite epidemiology and control · 2024Review
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- Prevalence of asymptomatic malaria and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2023Review
- Prevalence of asymptomatic malaria and associated factors in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.SAGE open medicine · 2022Review
- Prevalence of Malaria and Associated Factors among Delivering Mothers in Northwest Ethiopia.BioMed research international · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundPlacental malaria (PM) is a major public health problem associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as low birth weight (LBW), preterm delivery and maternal anemia. The present study is aimed to determine the prevalence of placental malaria among asymptomatic pregnant women in Wolkite health center, Gurage zone, Southern Ethiopia.
methodFacility-based cross-sectional study was carried out from June 2019 to August 2019. A total of 230 pregnant women were involved in the study where socio-demographic data, medical and obstetric history were collected using pretested structured questionnaires. Blood samples were collected at delivery from maternal capillary, placenta and umbilical cord for the detection of malarial parasite. Maternal hematocrit was determined to screen for anemia.
resultIn this study, the prevalence of placental malaria, peripheral malaria and umbilical cord malaria was 3.9% (9/230), 15.2% (35/230) and 2.6% (6/230) respectively.
conclusionPlacental malaria among asymptomatic pregnant women is low in Wolkite health centre, Gurage zone in Southern Ethiopia. Moreover, placental malaria was strongly associated with LBW. Thus, further strengthening the existing prevention and control activities and screening of asymptomatic pregnant women as part of routine antenatal care service is very essential.
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