In malarious areas, pregnant women are more likely to have detectable malaria than are their non-pregnant peers, and the excess risk of infection varies with gravidity. Pregnant women attending antenatal clinic for their first visit are a potential pragmatic sentinel group to track the intensity of malaria transmission; however, the relation between malaria prevalence in children, a standard measure to estimate malaria endemicity, and pregnant women has never been compared.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/prevalence-malaria-infection-pregnant-women-compared-children-tracking-malaria
[2] http://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(15)00049-2/abstract
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anna-m-van-eijk
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jenny-hill
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/abdisalan-m-noor-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/lancet-global-health
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malaria
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maternal-health
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-borne-diseases
