The Prevalence of Malaria in Pregnant Women in Ghana

Running Head: THE PREVALANCE OF MALARIA IN PREGNANT WOMEN IN
GHANA
The prevalance of malaria in pregnant women in Ghana
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The prevalance of malaria in pregnant women in Ghana1
Abstract
Malaria in pregnancy is considered to be a leading cause of maternal morbidity and poor birth
outcomes which needs to be prevented with utmost urgency. As per the literature studies
almost 80% of the pregnant women were considered to be put in Intermittent Preventive
Treatment by the end of the year 2015. The negative impacts of malaria are initially
asymptomatic but the pathogen namely Plasmodium falciparum effects the maternal foetal
and neonatal health during pregnancy. This article is based on a report on the frequency of
the occurrence of malaria in Ghana especially in the pregnant women.
Table of Content

The prevalance of malaria in pregnant women in Ghana2
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Aim of the study...................................................................................................................3
Objective of the research.......................................................................................................3
Introduction...........................................................................................................................3
Background of the issue........................................................................................................4
Research Hypothesis.............................................................................................................5
Methods:................................................................................................................................5
 Study location and population.....................................................................................5
 Study design and variables..........................................................................................5
 Data collection (sample size, sampling methods, instruments)...................................6
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................7
References.............................................................................................................................8
Appendix.............................................................................................................................10

The prevalance of malaria in pregnant women in Ghana3
Aim of the study
The aim of this research study is to address the gap regarding the observation and
behaviours of pregnant women affected with malaria and to aid to prevention and treatment
attitudes.
Objective of the research
The objective of the research is
 To reduce the occurrence of malaria among pregnant women.
 To aid in reduction of the maternal anaemia amongst the pregnant woman.
 To promote reduction in the low birth weight amongst pregnant women.
Introduction
It is a global priority to control the immense health impact that is associated with malaria.
One of the approachable and achievable public health goals of National Malaria Control
Programme under the Ghana Health Service is prevention of the serious health impact of the
disease especially during pregnancy (Sappenfield, Jamieson & Kourtis, 2013). The World
health assembly has affectively set a goal of reducing the burden of malaria by 75% in the
year 2015 (Kovacs, Rijken & Stergachis, 2015). Women who are expecting are exclusively
vulnerable to the drugs that are used and there are a wide variety of anti-malarials that are
commercially available to combat the symptoms. A pharmacovigilance system is established
for detection, analysis and the rectification of any adverse effect that is encountered by the
pregnant women (Menaca et al., 2013). The adverse effects of the disease during pregnancy
occur on the maternal, foetal as well as neonatal health are majorly caused by Plasmodium
falciparum (Takem & D’Alessandro, 2013). Ghana is considered as a high malaria
transmission zone. The major risk lies in the fact that the symptoms of the malarial infection