Assessment of malaria in pregnancy using rapid diagnostic tests and its association with HIV infection and hematologic parameters in South-Eastern Nigeria

* Department of Medical Microbiology/Parasitology, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria ° Department of Morbid Anatomy, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria # Department of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Applied and Natural Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria @ Applied Parasitology Unit, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University Jos, Nigeria Correspondence: Chigozie J. Uneke, Department of Medical Microbiology/Parasitology, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Ebonyi State University, P.M.B. 053 Abakaliki, Nigeria. Phone: international +234.08038928597. Fax: international +234-043221093. E-mail: unekecj{at}yahoo.com P. falciparum malaria in pregnancy was evaluated using histidine-rich proteins-2 RDT and related to HIV infection and hematologic parameters. Prevalence of malaria, HIV and anemia were 19.7%, 3.1% and 17.2% respectively. Primigravidae were significantly more infected with malaria. Malaria was not significantly associated with anemia, blood group, genotype and HIV infection. Key words: malaria, pregnancy, RDT, HIV, hematologic parameters.