The Prevalence of Congenital Malaria: Nigerian Experience

Etefia Uwem Etefia

doi:10.21467/ias.8.1.22-29

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Etefia Uwem Etefia Medical Laboratory Science, University of Calabar

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https://doi.org/10.21467/ias.8.1.22-29

Abstract

This study was aimed at highlighting on the prevalence of malaria among pregnant women in Nigeria within the last ten years. The prevalence of congenital malaria in Nigeria varies and it affects every geopolitical zone in Nigeria. This is because Nigeria like other countries in the tropics and subtropics has factors which favour the survival of mosquito. Although the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of insecticide treated nets and effective case management of uncomplicated malaria as a feasible and cost-effective control strategy, Nigeria remains one of the worst affected countries in the world with malaria among pregnant women and neonates. This paper recommends more programs to the menace of this infection among pregnant women and neonates in Nigeria.

Keywords:

Malaria, Nigeria, Plasmodium, Pregnancy

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