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Phenotypic Analysis of Rodent Malaria Parasite Asexual and Sexual Blood Stages and Mosquito Stages
Published on: May 30, 2019
Malaria in late pregnancy in Al Hodeidah Governorate, Yemen
H K Bassiouny1, M T Al-Maktari
1Department of Tropical Health, High Institute of Public Health, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt. h_k_bassiouny@hotmail.com
Abstract:
To investigate the consequences of maternal malaria during late pregnancy, we conducted a preliminary study in the 2 hospitals in Al Hodeidah on 276 women who had uncomplicated vaginal deliveries. Only 17 women had malaria (Plasmodium falciparum), 6 with peripheral parasitaemia and 11 with both peripheral parasitaemia and placental malaria. Coincident infection carried a 9.44 times higher risk of preterm delivery and a 12.2 times greater risk of low birth weight (< 2500 g). Anaemia was diagnosed in 46.4%, associated with malaria in 11.7% of cases. All risk factors, rural residence (OR 5.18), maternal age < 20 years (OR 4.93) and primigravidae (OR 8.29), were significantly associated with malaria infection.
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