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- Title: Knowledge, Attitude, Perception of Malaria and Evaluation of Malaria Parasitaemia Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Clinic in Metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria (Report)
- Author : Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
- Release Date : January 01, 2011
- Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 256 KB
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INTRODUCTION Malaria is the most widespread and persistent disease which affects human populations throughout the world and especially in tropical countries. It is one of the biggest health problems in sub-Saharan Africa (1) and its contribution to morbidity and mortality among people in Africa has been a subject of academic interest, political advocacy and speculation (2). In sub-Saharan Africa alone, 400 million persons are at risk, and nearly all the 1 million deaths per annum from malaria in the world occur in this region (2). Malaria kills a child in every 30 sec (3). In addition, pregnant women are at immense risk of malaria due to natural immune depression in pregnancy (4). In Nigeria, malaria remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality particularly among children under 5 yr age (5,6).