Background. Malaria during pregnancy is a major public health problem in Nigeria
especially in malaria‐endemic areas. It increases the risk of low birth weight and …

Background Pregnant women are susceptible to symptomatic malaria due to invasion of the
placenta by plasmodium. Malaria increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes for …

Background Malaria in pregnancy is one of the major causes of mater nal morbidity and
mortality as well as of poor pregnancy outcomes. We studied the knowledge, attitude and …

Malaria and pregnancy are mutually aggravating conditions. The physiological changes of
pregnancy and the pathological changes due to malaria have a synergistic effect on the …

Purpose: To assess knowledge of and intervention for malaria in pregnancy among
immediate postpartum women, as well as the impact of malaria on some specific birth …

Malaria in pregnancy is one of the major disease burdens of public health significance in
sub-Saharan Africa. Comprehensive preventive strategy including intermittent preventive …

Abstract Background and Objective: The informal sector population in developing nations
has low health coverage from Community Based Health Insurance (CBHI) and problems …

Abstract Introduction: Patent Medicine vendors (PMVs) can provide an opportunity for
effective scaling up of artemsinin based combination therapy (ACT). However, there are …

Malaria is a global public health problem and continues to be a leading cause of death and
disease in developing countries. The study investigated factors influencing utilization of …

We studied the practice of malaria prevention and treatment in pregnancy of 394 private
medical practitioners in Lagos State, Nigeria using a self-administered pre-tested structured …