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Role of Ante-Natal Clinics in the Prevention Against Maternal Mortality Due to Malaria during Pregnancy in Damaturu, Yobe State, Nigeria



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Published Issue : Volume-4 Issue-1
Year of Publication : 2021
Unique Identification Number : IJSRED-V4I1P39
Authors : Mairo,Maryam Musa, Alkali Alhassan
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Abstract :

Malaria infection during pregnancy is an enormous public health problem, with substantial risks for the mother, the feotus and the neonate. The study was carried out in Primary Health Care Antenatal clinic Damaturu in which 200 pregnant were involved between the months of July and September 2015. Peripheral blood samples were collected using venous procedure and the presence of malaria parasites was observed microscopically on thick and thin blood smears prepared from each sample to determine the degree of parasitaemia. 115 (representing 57.5%) pregnant women were found to be infected with malaria parasite. Personal data were collected through questionnaires and the general results obtained during this study were analyzed statistically using simple percentage. Where adequate medical care is available, however, certain antenatal interventions appear to be effective in reducing maternal mortality due to malaria in pregnancy.