Resultados: 14

Sub-microscopic infections and long-term recrudescence of Plasmodium falciparum in Mozambican pregnant women

Malar. j. (Online); 8 (9), 2009
Background: Control of malaria in pregnancy remains a public health challenge. Improvements in its correct diagnosis and the adequacy of protocols to evaluate anti-malarial drug efficacy in pregnancy, are essential to achieve this goal. Methods: The presence of Plasmodium falciparum was assessed by real-...

Prevalence and predictors of maternal peripheral malaria parasitemia in central Mozambique

Am. j. trop. med. hyg; 77 (2), 2007
Malaria infection during pregnancy (MiP) is heterogeneously distributed even in malaria-endemic countries. Program planners require data to facilitate identification of highest-priority populations for MiP control. Using data from two cross-sectional studies of 5,528 pregnant women in 8 neighboring sites...

Seasonal variations in maternal mortality in Maputo, Mozambique: the role of malaria

Trop. med. int. health; 12 (1), 2007
Objective: To evaluate the impact of malaria on maternal death through the analysis of the seasonal variations of crude and malaria-specific maternal mortality rates. Methods: All maternal deaths and live births occurring at Maputo Central Hospital, located in an urban area, between January 2001 and Dece...

Malaria in pregnancy in rural Mozambique: the role of parity, submicroscopic and multiple Plasmodium falciparum infections

Trop. med. int. health; 7 (1), 2002
Falciparum malaria affects pregnant women, especially primigravidae, but before malaria control programmes targeted to them can be designed, a description of the frequency and parity pattern of the infection is needed. There is little information on the frequency and effect of submicroscopic malaria infe...