Malarial anemia among pregnant women in the south-western coastal city of Mangaluru in India
| Autor: | D. Channe Gowda, Poornima Jayadev, Srinivas B. Kakkilaya, Kishore Punnath, Valleesha N. Chandrashekar, Rajeshwara N. Achur, Suchetha Kumari, Kiran K. Dayanand |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0301 basic medicine
Pregnancy-associated malaria business.industry Rural health Incidence (epidemiology) Health Informatics Malarial anemia lcsh:Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences Low birth weight 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Environmental health parasitic diseases medicine lcsh:R858-859.7 Lack of knowledge Malaria surveillance medicine.symptom business Malaria |
| Zdroj: | Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, Vol 15, Iss, Pp-(2019) |
| ISSN: | 2352-9148 |
| Popis: | Background: The worldwide burden of pregnancy associated malaria is largely underestimated. Objective: In this study, we assessed the incidence and severity of malarial anemia, and associated risk factors among pregnant women in Mangaluru, a city in India. Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study involving 105 pregnant women, including controls, was conducted at Government Lady Goschen Hospital, Mangaluru. The socio-demographic and hematological data were analysed to determine the prevalence of malarial anemia among pregnant women. Results: Of the 105 pregnant women, 71 were infected with malaria of which (48, 67.6%) had P. vivax, (13, 18.3%) P. falciparum and (10, 14.1%) mixed infections. Among those infected, 87.3% were anemic, in which 11.3% had severe anemia. Notably, malarial infection was higher among primigravidae (40.6%) women and they delivered low birth weight babies. Lack of knowledge about preventive measures and lack of awareness concerning antenatal care services, especially among rural women, were major determinants of pregnancy associated malaria. Conclusions: We conclude that there is an urgent need to strengthen the malaria surveillance measures and antenatal care services, and create awareness about pregnancy associated malaria. Further, increasing the number of rural health centers, establishing community outreach programs, distribution of bed nets, and early diagnosis and treatment, could reduce the pregnancy associated malaria burden in Mangaluru. Keywords: Pregnancy associated malaria, Mangaluru, P. vivax, Anemia, Placental malaria |
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