ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2025
Intermittent preventive treatment, malaria, HIV, hepatitis and pregnancy outcomes in Nigerian women: a cross-sectional study in two healthcare facilities.
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- Pre-Eclampsia and Its Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in Ghana: A Retrospective Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Editorial: HIV/HBV and/or HCV infections and hepatotoxicity in pregnant and non-pregnant women.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025Article
- Predictors of Optimal Uptake of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Pregnancy (IPTp3+) in Nigeria: Survey-Weighted Regression and Exploratory Machine-Learning Analysis of the 2021 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey.Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical AssociationArticle
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backgroundMalaria infection during pregnancy remains a public health concern. Malaria prevention strategies, including chemoprevention, are recommended during pregnancy. This study was conducted to assess the use of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy (IPTp), the prevalence of malaria, HIV, and hepatitis infections and the occurrence of premature rupture of membranes (PROM) among pregnant women in two healthcare facilities in south-eastern Nigeria.
methodsA dual hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted in two hospitals in Anambra State, Nigeria. Pregnant women who provided informed consent were recruited. Blood samples were collected to test for HIV, malaria, hepatitis B and C virus infections.
resultsAmong the 134 participants enrolled, 8 (5.97%) tested positive for malaria, 5 (3.73%) for HIV, and 6 (4.47%) for hepatitis B; preeclampsia was observed in 5 women (3.73%), and 3 (2.24%) experienced PROM. The use of IPTp was relatively high at 73.9%. Preterm deliveries accounted for 5.2% of the cases.
conclusionA lower prevalence of malaria was observed in this study than in previous reports in the region, likely due to the high implementation of IPTp. These findings emphasize the role of IPTp in reducing malaria among pregnant women and provide useful data on HIV, hepatitis and PROM prevalence in the study population.
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