Asymptomatic Malaria Correlates with Anaemia in Pregnant Women at Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Joint Authors
Douamba, Zoenabo
Bazie, Valérie Jean Telesphore
Bisseye, Cyrille
Compaoré, Tegwindé R.
Nikiema, Jean-Baptiste
Pietra, Virginio
Djigma, Florencia W.
Simpore, Jacques
Source
Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-11-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Sub-Saharan Africa records each year about thirty-two million pregnant women living in areas of high transmission of Plasmodium falciparum causing malaria.
The aim of this study was to carve out the prevalence of asymptomatic malaria among pregnant women and to emphasize its influence on haematological markers.
The prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum asymptomatic infection among pregnant women was 30% and 24% with rapid detection test (RDT) and microscopy, respectively.
The prevalence of P.
falciparum asymptomatic malaria was reduced among pregnant women using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine's intermittent preventive treatment and 61% of them were anaemic.
Anaemia was significantly more common in women infected with P.
falciparum compared with the uninfected pregnant women.
Most of the women had normal levels of homocysteine and low levels of folate, respectively.
Therefore, the systematic diagnosis of malaria should be introduced to pregnant women as a part of the antenatal care.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Douamba, Zoenabo& Bisseye, Cyrille& Djigma, Florencia W.& Compaoré, Tegwindé R.& Bazie, Valérie Jean Telesphore& Pietra, Virginio…[et al.]. 2012. Asymptomatic Malaria Correlates with Anaemia in Pregnant Women at Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Douamba, Zoenabo…[et al.]. Asymptomatic Malaria Correlates with Anaemia in Pregnant Women at Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-453873
American Medical Association (AMA)
Douamba, Zoenabo& Bisseye, Cyrille& Djigma, Florencia W.& Compaoré, Tegwindé R.& Bazie, Valérie Jean Telesphore& Pietra, Virginio…[et al.]. Asymptomatic Malaria Correlates with Anaemia in Pregnant Women at Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-453873
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-453873