Prevalence and risk factors for Plasmodium falciparum malaria in pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)

• Published in: BMC infectious diseases 2014-11, Vol.14 (1), p.631-631, Article 631
• Main Authors: Cisse, Mamoudou, Sangare, Ibrahim, Lougue, Guekoun, Bamba, Sanata, Bayane, Dramane, Guiguemde, Robert Tinga
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age; Age Factors; Anemia - epidemiology; Antimalarials - therapeutic use; Burkina Faso - epidemiology; Confidence intervals; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dihydrofolate reductase; Drug Combinations; Epidemiology; Female; Gestational Age; Health facilities; Humans; Infections; Insecticide-Treated Bednets - statistics & numerical data; Insecticides; Logistic Models; Malaria; Malaria, Falciparum - epidemiology; Malaria, Falciparum - prevention & control; Parasites; Parity; Plasmodium falciparum; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - epidemiology; Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - prevention & control; Prenatal Care; Prevalence; Pyrimethamine - therapeutic use; Risk Factors; Rural areas; Software; Studies; Sulfadoxine - therapeutic use; Variables; Womens health; Young Adult
• ISSN: 1471-2334; 1471-2334
• DOI: 10.1186/s12879-014-0631-z

Malaria during pregnancy remains a serious public health problem. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and possible risk factors for malaria in pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at two primary health facilities in Bobo-Dioulasso. We conducted a cross sectional study from September to December 2010 in two primary health facilities located in the periurban area of Bobo-Dioulasso. Pregnant women attending antenatal clinic (ANC) were included in the study after signing informed consent. For each participant, the social-demographic profile, malaria and obstetric histories were investigated through a questionnaire. Peripheral blood was collected and thick and thin blood smears were prepared to check Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia. Hemoglobin concentration was measured. The associations between age, parity, gestational age, schooling, number of ANC visits, use of IPTp-SP, use of insecticide-treated nets (ITN) and anemia with the occurrence of P. falciparum malaria infection during pregnancy were analyzed through logistic regression. During the period of study, 105 (18.1%) out of 579 pregnant women were infected by P. falciparum. The hemoglobin concentration mean was 10.5 ± 1.7/dL and was significantly lower in pregnant women with malaria infection (9.8 g/dL ±1.6) than in those who had no malaria infection (10.6 g/dL ±1.7) (P