Nigeria is yet to eradicate malaria among myriads of parasitic infections. Haemo-parasitic infections during pregnancy pose threats to maternal and foetal health. This study assessed the occurrences and effects of haemo-parasites in pregnant women attending Unguwa Uku Clinic and Maternity Hospital, in Kano, Nigeria. The women were briefed about the study, out of which 110 consented. Socio-demographic data and risk factors associated with haemo-parasitic infections were gathered through questionnaires. From each participant, 2ml of venous blood was collected. Thin and thick blood smears were made, stained with Field Stain A and B and examined for haemo-parasites microscopically. Packed cell volume (PCV) was determined in duplicates. Statistical analyses were done at P=0.05. Overall haemo-parasitaemia was (80.9%). Plasmodium falciparum was the only occurring Plasmodium species, with a prevalence of 47.3%. Prevalence of Trypanosoma brucei was 45.5% and microfilariae was 10.0%. Co-infections of P. falciparum and T. brucei was 16.4%, while that of P. falciparum and microfilariae was 5.5%. Women in age-group 22-27years had the highest P. falciparum infections (50.0%), while those of 40-45years were the least infected (33.3%). Women in third trimester of pregnancy had more P. falciparum infections (52.7%), followed by those in second trimester (48.5%); the least was in the first trimester of pregnancy (37.5%). P. falciparum infection and its co-infection with T. brucei lowered the women’s PCV (P<0.05). Haemo-parasitic infections showed no significant association with age-group, gestational age, educational status, marital status, stagnant water and type of residence. Type of anti-mosquito nets used associated with P. falciparum infection (P=0.043). There is need for monitored programs to protect pregnant women from haemo-parasitic infections.
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Anaemia, Parasitaemia, Pregnancy, Plasmodium, Trypanosoma, Microfilariae, Kano
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abstract = {Nigeria is yet to eradicate malaria among myriads of parasitic infections. Haemo-parasitic infections during pregnancy pose threats to maternal and foetal health. This study assessed the occurrences and effects of haemo-parasites in pregnant women attending Unguwa Uku Clinic and Maternity Hospital, in Kano, Nigeria. The women were briefed about the study, out of which 110 consented. Socio-demographic data and risk factors associated with haemo-parasitic infections were gathered through questionnaires. From each participant, 2ml of venous blood was collected. Thin and thick blood smears were made, stained with Field Stain A and B and examined for haemo-parasites microscopically. Packed cell volume (PCV) was determined in duplicates. Statistical analyses were done at P=0.05. Overall haemo-parasitaemia was (80.9%). Plasmodium falciparum was the only occurring Plasmodium species, with a prevalence of 47.3%. Prevalence of Trypanosoma brucei was 45.5% and microfilariae was 10.0%. Co-infections of P. falciparum and T. brucei was 16.4%, while that of P. falciparum and microfilariae was 5.5%. Women in age-group 22-27years had the highest P. falciparum infections (50.0%), while those of 40-45years were the least infected (33.3%). Women in third trimester of pregnancy had more P. falciparum infections (52.7%), followed by those in second trimester (48.5%); the least was in the first trimester of pregnancy (37.5%). P. falciparum infection and its co-infection with T. brucei lowered the women’s PCV (P). Haemo-parasitic infections showed no significant association with age-group, gestational age, educational status, marital status, stagnant water and type of residence. Type of anti-mosquito nets used associated with P. falciparum infection (P=0.043). There is need for monitored programs to protect pregnant women from haemo-parasitic infections.},
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