Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Malaria Co Infection among Pregnant Women Attending Anti-Natal Care Follow up at Batu General Hospital, Oromia, Ethiopia
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2024-12
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Addis Ababa University
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Intestinal parasitic infection occurs when a parasite affects the gastrointestinal
system of human being and it constitutes a global health burden of causing clinical morbidity in
reproductive age women. About 90.6% of peripheral and 92% of placental Plasmodium
infections were caused by asymptomatic malaria, which was found in 11.4% and 10.3% of
peripheral and placental blood specimens, respectively. Intestinal parasite and malarial co
infection has an effect on birth outcome characterized, low birth weight, preterm deliveries and
small for gestational age infants and the odds of having anemia is also increased after birth for
the fetus.
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intestinal parasite, malarial infection, intestinal/malarial co infection, pregnancy, ANC and hospital