Prevalence of Congenital Malaria in Ilorin, Nigeria.

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dc.contributor.authorKolawole, O.M.
dc.contributor.authorJimoh, A.A.G.
dc.contributor.authorBabatunde, A.S.
dc.contributor.authorBalogun, O.R.
dc.contributor.authorKanu, I.G.
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-22T09:28:12Z
dc.date.available2020-06-22T09:28:12Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractAbstract A Seven months (March-September 2006) study on the prevalence of congenital malaria was carried out at the labour unit of three different hospitals within Ilorin metropolis: Eyitayo Hospital, Surulere Medical Hospital and Children Specialist Hospital Centre Gboro Ilorin. A total of 130 blood samples were collected from the mothers and their newborn babies and examined for malaria parasite using both thin and thick films. Maternal packed cell volume (PCV), and genotype was also determined using haematocrit method and cellulose acetate electrophoresis respectively. The prevalence rate of maternal, fetal, placental and cord parasitaemia were 37(28.46%), 29(22.31%), 33(25.38%) and 30(23.08%) respectively. Malaria infected maternal blood had a mild reduction in PCV level (p<0.05). Genotype showed strong correlation with maternal, fetal, placental and cord parasitaemia (p<0.05). However, the effect of malaria prophylaxis was shown to be more protective for the placentalparasitaemia (p<0.05). Finally maternal age and parity did not show strong correlation with Maternal, fetal, placental and cord parasitaemia (p>0.05).en_US
dc.identifier.citation1. Kolawole O.M., Jimoh A.A.G., Babatunde A.S., Balogun O.R., Kanu I.G.(2009). Prevalence of Congenital Malaria in Ilorin, Nigeria. African Research Review, Vol. 3(1).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4212
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectMalariaen_US
dc.subjectMothersen_US
dc.subjectNewbornsen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of Congenital Malaria in Ilorin, Nigeria.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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