BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Malaria is a life threatening parasitic disease transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes. In Nigeria, malaria is responsible for around 60% of the out-patient visits to health facilities, 30% of childhood death, 25% of death in children under one y...
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
While the exact numbers may be uncertain and under reporting is inevitable, 395 000 deaths were estimated in Africa in 2015. Infection with P. falciparum in the absence of overt clinical symptoms is also common.It is often referred to as bei...
ABTRACT
Hematological parameters are measurable indices of the blood that serve as a marker for disease diagnosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate hematological parameters of patients with malaria in Nigeria. This was a prospective study in which the full blood co...
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Malaria is a potentially fatal disease that is spread from person to person by the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito, as stated by the World Health Organization (WHO) (2019). Malaria is caused by parasites that...
ABSTRACT
A study was made to determine the malaria prevalence among pregnant women admitted to Imo State specialist hospital owerri between July to August 2012. Blood samples were collected from the patie...
ABSTRACT
A study was made to determine the prevalence of malaria infection among pregnant women on admission in Imo State specialist Hospital Owerri between July to August 2012. Blood samples were collected from the patients and a thick blood fi...
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
In areas of stable malaria transmission, very young children and pregnant women are the population groups at highest risk for malaria morbidity and mortality. Most children experience their first malaria infections during...
Abstract
This work assess the prevalence of malaria parasite infections among school aged children a case study of Ojah Primary School, Ibillo Akoko-Edo, Edo State. Three research questions and objectives were formulated on the course of this research work. The descript...
ABSTRACT
The increased clinical state of malaria infection may be due to poor nutritional status most especially as a result of micronutrients deficiency. Micronutrients play vital role both in combating anaemia and other adverse effects of ma...
ABSTRACT
This research was done using multiple methods case study to determine if environmental sanitation conditions affect malaria infection rates in children of two communities; one urban area and one rural area. Fasari settlement in Kuje Area Council was the rural case study while W...
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
The 2020 Statistical Report on Women and Men by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals that preg...
ABSTRACT
A study was made to determine the the prevalence of malaria parasite among anti-natal patients in Imo State specialist Hospital Owerri between July to August 2012. Blood samples were collected from the patients and a thick blood film made....