Assessment of malaria in pregnancy using rapid diagnostic tests and its association with HIV infection and hematologic parameters in South-Eastern Nigeria.
P. falciparum malaria in pregnancy was evaluated using histidine-rich proteins-2 RDT and related to HIV infection and hematologic parameters. Prevalence of malaria, HIV and anemia were 19.7%, 3.1% and 17.2% respectively. Primigravidae were significantly more infected with malaria. Malaria was not significantly associated with anemia, blood group, genotype and HIV infection.
Uneke
Chigozie J
CJ
Iyare
Festus E
FE
Oke
Patrick
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Duhlinska
Dochka D
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000740:Anemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006678:HIV / Q000378:metabolism; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008403:Mass Screening; D009549:Nigeria; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015995:Prevalence
D000962:Antimalarials