A. U. Onochie and P. O. Ekwunoh

Department Of Biochemistry, Anambra State University, Uli Anambra State, Nigeria.

DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bpj/411

Abstract

One hundred and eighteen (118) pregnant women were recruited into the study. The aim was to study the effect of soil transmitted helminthes in pregnant women vis-à-vis compared with other haematological parameters.Blood and stool samples were collected and analyzed with standard Haematological and Parasitological equipment.The result showed that there were anaemia, eosinophilia and raised platelet count, which were statistically significant at P d” 0.01 while the result of analysis showed that Ancylostoma duodenale had 67.8% prevalence rate, followed by Ascaris lumbricoides 53.4% and Necator americanus 39.8%. Conclusively, deworming is recommended for pregnant women in order to reduce anaemia in pregnancy.

Keywords

Haematological Parameters; Anaemia; Pregnant Women; Nigeria

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Copy the following to cite this article: Onochie A. U, Ekwunoh P. O. Correlations Between Haematological Parameters and Anaemia in Pregnant Women of South Eastern, Nigeria. Biomed Pharmacol J 2013;6(2)

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