Impact of maternal Plasmodium falciparum malaria and haematological parameters on pregnancy and its outcome in southeastern Nigeria.
Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: Malaria during pregnancy is a serious problem in sub-Saharan Africa, affecting an estimated 24 million pregnant women 1 . Pregnancies in women living in malaria endemic regions, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa are associated with a high frequency and density of Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia, with high rates of maternal morbidity including fever and severe anaemia, with abortion and stillbirth, and with high rates of placental malaria and consequently low birth weight in newborns caused by both prematurity and intrauterine growth retardation 1 . The effects of maternal haematological parameters, particularly haemoglobin concentration (HbC) (used to assess anaemia), ABO blood group and haemoglobin genotype on pregnancy outcome have not been adequately evaluated in many malarious areas of the sub-Saharan Africa. It is well established that anaemia is the most common consequence of P. falciparum malaria infection and it is generally accepted that
Source: PubMed
Institution: Ebonyi State University
Language: English
Topic: Malaria Research and Control
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2183286111