@article{Idowu_Mafiana_Dapo_2006, title={Malaria among pregnant women in Abeokuta, Nigeria}, volume={8}, url={https://www.ajol.info/index.php/thrb/article/view/14267}, DOI={10.4314/thrb.v8i1.14267}, abstractNote={Pregnant women were enrolled from two hospitals and a Traditional Birth Home (TBH) in Abeokuta, Nigeria and monitored monthly for malaria parasites from the first antenatal visit until delivery. A total of 466 pregnant women were recruited for the study. The prevalence of malaria was 57.4%, and was higher among women in the TBH. The prevalence of malaria in the first, second and third trimesters of pregnancy were 37.5%, 47.3% and 47.5% respectively. At the time of the first antenatal visit 35.6% of the women were already parasitaemic, with a high frequency observed among primigravids. The prevalence recorded in the ninth month of pregnancy (35.7%) was not statistically different from that recorded at first antenatal visit (P>0.05). The need to improve the quality of care, malaria prevention and treatment given to pregnant women especially receiving antenatal care outside the hospital is recommended. <br><BR> <b>Keywords</b>: malaria, pregnancy, antenatal care, traditional birth home, Nigeria <BR><BR> <i> Tanzania Health Research Bulletin</i> Vol. 8(1) 2006: 28-31}, number={1}, journal={Tanzania Journal of Health Research}, author={Idowu, OA and Mafiana, CF and Dapo, S}, year={2006}, month={Oct.}, pages={28–31} }