PARASITE-BASED DIAGNOSIS OF MALARIA IN PREGNANT WOMEN IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA.

B Adesina-Adewole, F I Olusola, A D A Adedapo, C O Falade

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Effectiveness of antenatal intermittent preventive treatment for malaria with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine on peripartum outcomes.Therapeutic advances in infectious disease
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B Adesina-AdewoleDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan.

F I OlusolaInstitute for Advanced Medical Research and Training, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan.

A D A AdedapoDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

C O FaladeInstitute for Advanced Medical Research and Training, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan.

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Background: Malaria in pregnancy has significant adverse consequences for the mother, foetus and baby. Presumptive diagnosis continues despite recommendation for parasite-based diagnosis. We performed Paracheck-Pf Methods: The study was conducted between 2009-2011. Consecutive pregnant women presumptively diagnosed as having malaria >18 years were enrolled after obtaining written informed consent. Demographic information, symptoms and clinical measurements were obtained. Capillary blood was obtained by finger prick for thick blood smear and RDT evaluation. Summary statistics included mean (standard deviation) for quantitative variables and percentages for categorical variables. Chi-square, analysis of variance (ANOVA), the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were computed with p-value less than 0.05 considered statistically significant. Results: Of the 746 pregnant women aged 30.9 ± 4.6 years enrolled, 243 (32.7%) were primigravida. The mean gestational age was 23.3 ± 9.2 weeks with about 81% in the second and third trimester. The prevalence of malaria parasitaemia by microscopy and Paracheck-Pf Conclusion: RDTs are a reasonable alternative in view of the need for parasite-based diagnosis of malaria.

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diagnostic testMalariaMicroscopyParacheck-rapidPregnancy

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