| 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 |