Research Article
Prevalence of Congenital Malaria in Minna, North Central Nigeria
Table 1
Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum in blood samples of different groups of women and tissues at General Hospital Minna, North Central Nigeria.
| | Source of blood | Overall | Primigravidae | Multigravidae | | No examd | No positive | Infect rate (%) | No examd | No positive | Infect rate (%) | No examd | No positive | Infect rate (%) |
| | Near-term Pregnant women | 152 | 21 | 13.82 | 76 | 12 | 15.79 | 76 | 9 | 11.84 | | Nonpregn women | 100 | 13 | 13.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Neonate | 152 | 4 | 2.63 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | | Placenta | 152 | 7 | 4.61 | 76 | 3 | 3.95 | 76 | 4 | 5.26 | | Cord | 152 | 9 | 5.92 | 76 | 4 | 5.26 | 76 | 5 | 6.58 |
| | Total | 708 | 54 | 7.63 | 226 | 21 | 9.29 | 228 | 20 | 8.77 |
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