Assessment of malaria infection among pregnant women and children below five years of age attending rural health facilities of Kenya: A cross-sectional survey in two counties of Kenya

Background In Kenya, health service delivery and access to health care remains a challenge for vulnerable populations, particularly pregnant women and children below five years. The aim of this study, therefore, was to determine the positivity rate of Plasmodium falciparum parasites in pregnant wome...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2021-09, Vol.16 (9), p.e0257276-e0257276, Article 0257276
Hauptverfasser:	Okoyo, Collins, Githinji, Edward, Muia, Ruth W., Masaku, Janet, Mwai, Judy, Nyandieka, Lilian, Munga, Stephen, Njenga, Sammy M., Kanyi, Henry M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptive immunity Adolescent Adult Age Analysis Anemia Antimalarial agents Biology and Life Sciences Birth weight Child health services Child, Preschool Children Cluster Analysis Coastal zone Cross-Sectional Studies Demographic aspects Diagnosis Female Health care Health care facilities Health facilities Health risks Health services Health surveillance Humans Immune system Infant Infant, Newborn Infections Kenya - epidemiology Malaria Malaria, Falciparum - diagnosis Malaria, Falciparum - epidemiology Male Maternal health services Medical research Medicine and Health Sciences Microscopy Morbidity Mortality Multidisciplinary Sciences Multivariate Analysis Parasites People and Places Plasmodium falciparum Polls & surveys Polymerase Chain Reaction Population Pregnancy Prenatal Care - organization & administration Public health Pyrimethamine Random sampling Research and Analysis Methods Rural areas Rural Health Services - organization & administration Rural Population Sample size Sampling methods Science & Technology Science & Technology - Other Topics Statistical sampling Sulfadoxine Vector-borne diseases Womens health Young Adult
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