Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Open AccessHaematological Aspects of Malaria during Pregnancy at Brazzaville University Hospital
Authors: Sékangué Obili G, Potokoué Mpia NSB, Aloumba GA, Ossibi Ibara BR, Emani C, Buambo GJ, Doukaga Adoua T, Gackosso G, Djendja, Osséré RR, Itoua C.
Abstract
Introduction: Malaria is a major public health problem. Pregnant women are among those at risk of developing the infection. This infection is responsible for hematological changes of varying severity.
Objective: To study the haematological manifestations of malaria in pregnant women at Brazzaville University Hospital.
Patients Materials and Method: This was a retrospective case-control analytical study carried out in the GynaecologyObstetrics Department of the CHUB from January 2014 to December 2019, a period of five years. The study included all pregnant women hospitalized for malaria with proof of positivity of the thick drop for hematzoa and the results of the blood count. Data were analyzed using R software, with test significance at p?0.05.
Results: Malaria frequency was variable from 2014 to 2019. Malaria-infected pregnant women were aged between [20- 25 years] with a mean age of 26, uneducated, single, in the third trimester of pregnancy, with low socioeconomic status (p?0.05). Hemoglobin level was less than 10.9 g/dl (p?0.05), thrombocytopenia was present (p?0.05) and leukocyte count was less than 10000 elements/ml (p?0.05). The hemoglobin?10.9 g/dl level was found more in multigestates than in primigates, more in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters of pregnancy than in the first trimester (p?0.05).
Conclusion: The haematological changes caused by malaria during pregnancy call for vigilance in the management of malaria in pregnant women, in order to reduce morbidity. The need for awareness campaigns to reduce the scourge must remain a major concern.
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