title: Prevalence of malaria at booking among antenatal clients in a secondary health care facility in Ibadan, Nigeria.
abstract: The prevalence of malaria parasitemia at booking was studied in 1,848 pregnant women in a secondary hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria. Main outcome variables were patent parasitemia and fever. 8.4% hadpatent malaria parasitaemia. Most clients (89%) with parasitemia were asymptomatic. Febrile subjects booked at an earlier gestational age [22.7 versus 24.2 weeks] than afebrile patients (p = 0.0052). Anemia was more prevalent among patients with patent parasitemia than those without (58.1% versus 22.6%, p < 0.0001). Malaria parasitaemia was higher among nulliparous women than other parity groups (p < 0.0001). Symptomatic malaria was associated with early booking for antenatal care and malaria parasitemia was a significant determinant of anemia. The prevalence of malaria parasitaemia in this study is much lower than in previous reports.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. fallady@skannet.com
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Falade
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Olayemi
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Dada-Adegbola
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Aimakhu
authors.forename: O G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Ademowo
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Salako
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D016519:Hospitals, Religious; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008288:Malaria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011295:Prenatal Care; D015995:Prevalence