| Autor: |
Nduka Rose, Obiezue, Ikem C, Okoye, Njoku, Ivoke, Joy N, Okorie |
| Rok vydání: |
2012 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Iranian Journal of Public Health |
| ISSN: |
2251-6085 |
| Popis: |
Background The incidence and hematological effects of helminth infection during pregnancy were investigated among pregnant women in Isiala, Mbano, Southeast Nigeria. Methods: Totally 282 pregnant women were enlisted for the study between October 2011 and September 2012. Stool samples were examined for intestinal helminths using formalin-ether sedimentation technique. Hemoglobin (Hb) and Packed Cell Volume (PCV) levels were evaluated in venous blood samples using Sahli’s and microhaematocrit methods respectively. Results: Forty six (16.3%) subjects were infected with at least one helminth parasite; 24 (8.5%) hookworm, 14(5.0%) and 2(0.7%) A. lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura infections respectively. Intestinal helminthiases in pregnant women was significantly associated with age (P |
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OpenAIRE |
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