Se Asian J Trop Med
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Se Asian J Trop Med · Jan 2000
A study of anemia in pregnant women with Plasmodium falciparum at district hospitals in Vientiane, Lao PDR.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among pregnant women attending antenatal care at the district hospital, with suspected clinical manifestation of malaria in order to determine the prevalence of anemia and malaria among pregnant women and to determine any correlation between degree of anemia and degree of malaria parasitemia in pregnancy with malaria infection. This is a quantitative research method using face-to-face questionnaire. This study was undertaken at the district hospitals of Vientiane Prefecture and Vientiane Province. ⋯ Our results suggest that frequent and regular antenatal monitoring is necessary for the pregnant women. They should be encouraged to attend antenatal clinics through health education, increased health personnel awareness of proper management for the pregnant women with fevers from malarial endemic areas. There is a need for further research in this area in order to obtain adequate sample size.