%0 Journal Article
%T Association between Placenta Malaria Parasites and Preeclampsia/Eclampsia among Parturient Mothers in Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki
%A Ayodele A. Olaleye
%A Leonard O. Ajah
%A Boniface N. Ejikeme
%A Justus N. Eze
%A Virtus O. Obi
%A Adeniyi J. Adebayo
%A Ikenna C. Ebere
%A Alfred N. Adiele
%A Festus Iyare
%J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
%P 444-464
%@ 2160-8806
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojog.2023.133042
%X In
tropical countries, malaria and preeclampsia/eclampsia are common diseases of
pregnancy; and placenta have been implicated in the pathophysiology of both
disease processes. The two diseases have pathophysiologic similarities in the
placenta such as placenta ischaemia, endothelial dysfunction and production of
pro-inflammatory cytokine. Yet, there is paucity of studies on the association
of these two disease processes. Determining the association between the two
disease processes may help to unravel the pathogenesis of preeclampsia and also
help in its prevention and patient management. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Objective:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Determined the
association between placenta malaria parasitemia and preeclampsia/eclampsia
among parturients at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital
Abakaliki. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Materials and Methods:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> This was a case control study that was
conducted in the Labour wards of department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Alex
Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AEFUTHA) and Mile 4
Missionary Hospital Abakaliki, a comprehensive health care centre in Abakaliki,
Ebonyi state. It was conducted over a period of 6 months between 1</span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">st</span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> October 2021 and 31</span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">st</span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> March, 2022. The cases in this study were
parturients that developed preeclampsia/eclampsia in the course of pregnancy,
while the controls were parturient without preeclampsia/eclampsia.
Interviewer-administered questionnaires were used to collect data on
socio-demographic characteristics, obstetrics and medical histories.
Histological examinations were conducted to isolate plasmodium falciparum parasites
from placenta samples obtained from the maternal surface of the placenta. The
data was processed using Epi Info software. Categorical variables were analyzed
using Mc Nemar X</span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">2</span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> test, with a p-value of 0.05 considered
statistically significant. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the
odds ratios (OR) and 95% CI of the association between placenta malaria
parasites and preeclampsia/eclampsia was conducted. Relative risk with 95% CI
was used to determine both fetal and maternal outcomes. </span><b><span
%K Placental Malaria
%K Preeclampsia/Eclampsia
%K Maternal
%K Perinatal
%K Morbidities and Mortality
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=123768