Journal of Tropical Diseases & Public Health

Parasitology and Public Health Unit, Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

Biography

Chiazor Somachi Obodo is an active researcher at the Department of Parasitology and Public Health Unit, Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria. He also serves as faculty staff at the same department, Parasitology and Public Health Unit, Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, and has done much research works in the field of Malaria.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Risk Factors and Management Practices for Malaria Among Pregnant Women in Owerri Metropolis-A Population-Based Study
  Author(s): Chiazor Somachi Obodo, Obiageli Patience Ubachukwu, Chigozie Godwin Nwosu* and Ifeoma Esther Aniaku
  
  Malaria risks and management practices among women receiving antenatal care in Owerri metropolis, Imo State was investigated. A total of 342 pregnant women that had lived in the study area for at least 1 year were recruited. Ethical clearance and informed consent were sought and obtained prior to the survey. At recruitment, each participating woman was administered a questionnaire to help capture information on risk factors, clinical status and symptoms, and their ethno-management practices. Results showed that the risk factors that predisposed pregnant women to P. falciparum infection implicated presence of sewage and overgrown bushes around residence, engaging in much farming and staying outdoors at night, when compared with abstainers that had less likelihood (p<0.05). Less than 35% of the women admitted they had episodes of fever, headache, cough/catarrah, anorexia and weakness.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2329-891X.20.8.355

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