title: [Malaria and intestinal parasitosis in pregnant woman at Abobo district (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire)].
abstract: A prospective study was carried out from 2010 to 2012 at the Hôpital Général d'Abobo (HGA) in Abidjan, in order to determine the impact of infectious and parasitic diseases on child cognitive development. Blood samples were examined by means of thick drop and blood smear; as for stool by direct examination and concentration by formalin-ether method. We evaluated the prevalence, the parasite load of malaria and gastrointestinal parasites; then we investigated the risk factors for these disorders. Overall, 331 pregnant women in the last trimester of their pregnancy were enrolled. The plasmodic index was 3.9% with infestation specific rates of P. falciparum from 100%. Concerning digestive protozoa, it has been observed 71.3% of nonpathogenic, against 9.7 % of pathogens, either an overall prevalence of 51.4% of digestive parasites. The calculated average parasitic loads revealed 3089.2 tpz/μl of blood (95 % CI: 591.1-5587.3) for malaria, 6.5 eggs per gram of stool (95 % CI: 0.4-13.4) for intestinal helminths and one parasite by microscopic field for protozoa (common infestation). It has been shown that the occurrence of malaria has been linked to the non-use of impregnated mosquito nets (x2= 0.012; p = 0.018), not to age. No link could be established between the presence of digestive parasites and the age of pregnant women, or socioeconomic conditions (level of education, profession, type of toilet). Malaria is less common in pregnant women while the rate of digestive parasites remains high.
authors.affiliation: UFR Biosciences, Laboratoire de zoologie et biologie animale, URF de parasitologie et d'écologie parasitaire, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny de Cocody-Abidjan, 22 BP 582, Abidjan 22, Ivory Coast. gaoussoubrava@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Coulibaly
authors.affiliation: UFR Biosciences, Laboratoire de zoologie et biologie animale, URF de parasitologie et d'écologie parasitaire, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny de Cocody-Abidjan, 22 BP 582, Abidjan 22, Ivory Coast.
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: UFR Environnement, Laboratoire des interactions hôte-microorganisme-environnement et évolution (LIHME), Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé de Daloa, BP 150, Daloa, Ivory Coast.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koffi
authors.affiliation: UFR Biosciences, Laboratoire de génétique, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny de Cocody-Abidjan, 22 BP 582, Abidjan 22, Ivory Coast.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Ahouty
authors.affiliation: UFR Biosciences, Laboratoire de zoologie et biologie animale, URF de parasitologie et d'écologie parasitaire, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny de Cocody-Abidjan, 22 BP 582, Abidjan 22, Ivory Coast.
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Louhourignon
authors.affiliation: Centre de recherche et de lutte contre le paludisme (CRLP), Institut national de santé publique de Côte d'Ivoire, BP V 47, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: N'Cho
authors.affiliation: UFR Biosciences, Laboratoire de zoologie et biologie animale, URF de parasitologie et d'écologie parasitaire, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny de Cocody-Abidjan, 22 BP 582, Abidjan 22, Ivory Coast.
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: N'Goran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008288:Malaria / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D059208:Parasite Load; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D015995:Prevalence; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Abidjan; Abobo; Côte d’Ivoire; Digestive parasites; Hospital; Malaria; Pregnant women; Sub-Saharan Africa