Plasmodium falciparum infection in pregnant women attending antenatal care in Luanda, Angola

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Paulo Adão Campos, Bianor Valente, Rosa Bessa Campos, Luzia Gonçalves, Virgílio Estóliodo Rosário, Luís Varandas, Henrique Silveira
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012
• Subjects: Malária; Gravidez; África; Prevalência; Transmissão estável; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Augusto
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822012000300017; https://doaj.org/article/f4fd7eaa2d5e4e059676c65bcbebb9d9

INTRODUCTION: Malaria during pregnancy remains a serious public health problem. The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence and possible risk factors for malaria in pregnant women attending antenatal care at Augusto Ngangula Specialized General Hospital in Luanda, Angola. METHODS: Pregnant...