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Burden of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among pregnant women in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Getu MosisaDereje Chala DiribaReta TsegayeGemechu KejelaDiriba BayisaAdugna OlumaBizuneh WakumaMuktar AbadigaEbisa TuriTesfaye AberaLami BayisaGirma Tufa
Published in: Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology (2023)
The burden of intestinal parasite infection among pregnant women in East Africa was high. Therefore, efforts should be made in deworming pregnant women at the community and institutional level by stakeholders to reduce the burden of intestinal parasite infections and related complications.
Keyphrases
  • pregnant women
  • risk factors
  • plasmodium falciparum
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • toxoplasma gondii
  • trypanosoma cruzi
  • quality improvement