The findings call for further examination of the health consequences of early marriage. What
are even less clear are the pathways through which the associations between early …

Background: Each year, malaria threatens 125 million pregnancies, and gestational malaria
is responsible for up to 200,000 infant deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. With advancing …

Background: Malaria in pregnancy remains a major public health problem especially in sub-
Saharan Africa. However, the prevalence of clinical and asymptomatic infection among …

Background. Malaria is one of the major public health problems in many tropical developing
countries including Cameroon. Impregnated mosquito bed nets are one of the control …

Aims: To evaluate the prevalence of malaria parasites among some pregnant women
attending antenatal clinics in Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: Cross-sectional study …

This study evaluated malaria care-seeking behaviour, as well as the prevalence of
parasitaemia and anaemia among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics of two …

Malaria infection during pregnancy is a major public health problem in tropical and
subtropical regions of the world. This study evaluated the effect of malaria on the indices of …

Malaria in pregnancy is a serious public health problem in tropical areas. Frequently, the
placenta is infected by accumulation of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes in the …

Background & objectives: In malaria-endemic countries, one adverse consequence of
placental malaria on infants is low birth weight (LBW) caused by intra-uterine growth …

Background: Malaria infection during pregnancy is a significant public health problem and a
major contributor to adverse maternal and perinatal outcome. In hyper endemic area like …