ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN LEVELS OF PREGNANT WOMEN WITH PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM ATTEND INGHEALTH CARE CENTERS IN SAMARU, KADUNA STATE

📄 Project Abstract

Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) is a serious public health problem which can be minimized by the use of Insecticides Treated Nets (ITNs) and Intermittent Preventive Treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp). Inflammatory protein biomarker especially C-reactive protein and serum amyloid A can be used to detect MiP at subclinical level.A total of 547 pregnant women were screened from three Primary Health Centers (PHCs) Samaru, with 75Plasmodium falciparum positive. Malaria was diagnosed by both HRP2 (RDT) and Giemsa staining techniques, while socio-demographic data was obtained using semistructured pretested questionnaires.Haemato-analyzer was used for Hb-concentration, leucocytes and platelets counts, while spectrophotometry was used for Iron, Zinc, Copper and Albumin estimations.ELISA technique was used for serum C-reactive protein, Amyloid A, Ferritin and Transferrin determinations. Results obtained showed 13.7% prevalence rate of P. falciparum infection.The peak age specific incidence was ...