| malaria parasitaemia among pregnant women in a rural community of eastern nigeria; need for combined measures. | malaria in pregnancy is a major contributor to adverse maternal and perinatal outcome. in hyper endemic areas like ours, it is a common cause of anaemia in pregnancy in both immune and non-immune individuals and is aggravated by poor socioeconomic circumstances. the aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia among pregnant women in a rural setting. 272 pregnant women, aged between 18 and 40 years in some remote rural areas of ebonyi state, nigeria were rec ... | 2009 | 20234746 |
| evaluation of the utility value of three diagnostic methods in the detection of malaria parasites in endemic area. | malaria is a debilitating disease with high morbidity and mortality in africa, commonly caused by different species of the genus plasmodium in humans. misdiagnosis is a major challenge in endemic areas because of other disease complications and technical expertise of the medical laboratory staff. microscopic method using giemsa-stained blood film has been the mainstay of diagnosis of malaria. however, since 1993 when rapid diagnostic test (rdt) kits were introduced, they have proved to be effect ... | 2017 | 28477621 |