Prevalence and risk factors of malaria among first antenatal care attendees in rural Burkina Faso

Autor: Moussa Lingani, Serge H. Zango, Innocent Valéa, Maïmouna Sanou, Serge Ouoba, Sékou Samadoulougou, Annie Robert, Halidou Tinto, Michèle Dramaix, Philippe Donnen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Tropical Medicine and Health, Vol 50, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1349-4147
DOI: 10.1186/s41182-022-00442-3
Popis: Abstract Background The WHO recommends continuous surveillance of malaria in endemic countries to identify areas and populations most in need for targeted interventions. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of malaria and its associated factors among first antenatal care (ANC) attendees in rural Burkina Faso. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted between August 2019 and September 2020 at the Yako health district and included 1067 first ANC attendees. Sociodemographic, gyneco-obstetric, and medical characteristics were collected. Malaria was diagnosed by standard microscopy and hemoglobin level was measured by spectrophotometry. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with malaria infection. Results Overall malaria infection prevalence was 16.1% (167/1039). Among malaria-positive women, the geometric mean parasite density was 1204 [95% confidence interval (CI) 934–1552] parasites/µL and the proportion of very low (1–199 parasites/µL), low (200–999 parasites/µL), medium (1000–9999 parasites/µL) and high (≥ 10,000 parasites/µL) parasite densities were 15.0%, 35.3%, 38.3% and 11.4%, respectively. Age
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