Malaria and anaemia in pregnancy in Gokwe communities ; Zimbabwe
Monography
in English
| AIM (Africa)
| ID: biblio-1275658
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ABSTRACT
Using an analytical case control study; five hundred and sixty pregnant women attending antenatal care (ANC) at 12 preselected health centres in Gokwe district during the peak malaria transmission season were screened for malaria and anaemia using the blood slide method and Spencer haemoglobinometer; respectively. One of the findings was that there was highly significant association between malaria infection and anaemia both in primigravidae and multigravidae. Across parity groups; prevalence of anaemia in malaria-infected pregnant women was more than 3 times that in uninfected pregnant women. Relative risk for anaemia associated with malaria in pregnancy was 4.1 as estimated using the odds ratio
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Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
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Malaria
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Neglected Diseases
Database:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Pregnancy Complications
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Infant
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Anemia
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Malaria
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Document type:
Monography
