African Journal of
Cellular Pathology

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SOCIETY FOR CELLULAR PATHOLOGY SCIENTISTS OF NIGERIA
  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Cell. Path
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2449-0776
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJCPath
  • Start Year: 2013
  • Published Articles: 107

Full Length Research Paper

PREVALENCE OF MALARIA PARASITES AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN UGHELLI, DELTA STATE

Jemikalajah DJ
Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Science, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
Email: [email protected]

  • Article Number - E1B878A69579
  • Vol.2017(9), pp. 56-59 , September 2017
  •  Received: 01 July 2017
  •  Accepted: 01 August 2017
  •  Published: 30 September 2017

Abstract

Aim: A total of 200 pregnant women were prospectively studied for malaria parasitaemia from October, 2016 to June, 2017 at the Central Hospital Ughelli, Delta State, Nigeria
Methods: Malaria parasitaemia was determined microscopically using romanoswsky staining technique.
Results: Our result shows that the prevalence rate of parasitaemia in 1st, 2nd and 3rdtrimesters was statistically significant (P<0.05). However a prevalence rate of 14%, 38% and 11% was obtained for malaria parasite in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd trimester respectively. Also, the age related prevalence of malaria parasitaemia was not statistically significant (P>0.05) among the different age groups. Meanwhile, the highest prevalence rate of 25.5%, 9% and 11% was observed for malaria parasite in the age groups of 25 – 29, 30 – 34 and 20 – 24 years. Conclusion: This result has confirmed that malaria parasitaemia diagnosis is imperative in antenatal care management of pregnant women.
 
Key words: Prevalence, Malaria parasite, Pregnancy

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