Two thousand pregnant patients associated with malaria were included in this study. Regarding stage, and parity of pregnancy, malarial infections were found more common in primigravida and second gravida than in multigravida. Two commonest pathogens (Plasmodium vivax, and Plasmodium ...
BMC Public Health (2024) 24:755 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17650-7 BMC Public Health RESEARCH Open Access Prevention of malaria in pregnancy through health education intervention programs on insecticide-treated nets use: a systematic review Opara Monica Onyinyechi1, Su...
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Additionally, intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) is recommended in the second and third trimester [2]. PMC, IPTsc, and IPTp are reliant on sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) and SMC uses the combination of SP and amodiaquine (SPAQ). However, the effectiveness of ...
Intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy IQR: Interquartile range IRS: Indoor residual spraying ITNs: Insecticide-treated nets LSM: Larval source management MRCC: Medical Research Coordinating Committee MSMT: Molecular surveillance of malaria in Tanzania ...
In areas of high transmission,young childrenoften experience 4–6 episodes of clinical malaria each year, even where effective non-vaccinemalaria controltools are used, such as insecticide-treated nets (ITNs). Malaria in pregnancy is a major cause offetal loss(spontaneous abortion,stillbirth, ...
IgG and IgM responses to thePlasmodium falciparumasexual stage antigens reflect respectively protection against malaria during pregnancy and infanthood Plasmodium falciparummalaria is a public health issue mostly seen in tropical countries. U...
The use of artesunate in severe malaria is now recommended by the WHO in adults, pregnant women—irrespective of the pregnancy stage (treatment benefits considering the high severity of malaria in these patients)—and/or breastfeeding women, and in children irrespective of age (the dose must be...
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Moreover, the diagnostic accuracy of microscopy for detecting placental malaria during pregnancy is notably limited. Approximately half of the women with placental parasitemia levels below 0.1% and 10% go undetected by microscopy [20]. In place where there is limitedmalaria transmission, particularly ...