Plasmodium falciparum infection during pregnancy in an unstable transmission area in eastern Sudan
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2003; 9 (4): 570-580
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ABSTRACT
A 1-year prospective community-based study of malaria during pregnancy was conducted in an area of seasonal and unstable malaria transmission in eastern Sudan. At a village antenatal clinic, 89 non-pregnant controls and 86 pregnant women were enrolled and followed every 2 weeks until 6 weeks after delivery. The incidence of Plasmodium falciparum infection was significantly higher among pregnant than control women [17.4% versus 5.6%] with no difference between primigravidae and multigravidae [22.2% versus 15.2%].There was no significant difference in the mean haemoglobin concentration between infected and uninfected mothers [9.1 +/- 1.3 versus 9.5 +/- 0.6 g/dL] but the mean birth weight of their babies was significantly lower [2.72 +/- 0.26 versus 2.95 +/- 0.05 kg] despite prompt case management of infected women
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Asunto principal:
Paridad
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Peso al Nacer
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Hemoglobinas
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Resultado del Embarazo
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Salud Rural
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Incidencia
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Manejo de Caso
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Enfermedades Endémicas
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Necesidades y Demandas de Servicios de Salud
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Antimaláricos
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de incidencia
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
East Mediterr Health J.
Año:
2003
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