Description Module
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 9:42 PM
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2025-12-24 @ 9:42 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00463632
Brief Summary:
Cross-sectional study of prevalence and intensity of schistosome infection in pregnant women, follow-up into postpartum, and the association of schistosome infection with haemoglobin concentration, compared to a group of non-pregnant women.
Detailed Description:
The objective of this study is to investigate the epidemiology of schistosomiasis and anaemia among pregnant and non-pregnant women in Burkina Faso and explore the implications for the national schistosomiasis control programme and future studies.
Specific objectives are:
* to determine the prevalence and intensity of schistosome infection in pregnant women attending for antenatal care and in non-pregnant women of reproductive age in an area which is hyperendemic for S.haematobium infection and in which there is little or no S.mansoni infection
* to determine the prevalence and intensity of schistosome infection in pregnant women attending for antenatal care and in non-pregnant women of reproductive age in an area in which S.mansoni infection is common
* to determine Haemoglobin concentration in pregnant women attending for antenatal care and in non-pregnant women of reproductive age in the regions described above
* to investigate the association between infection and haemoglobin concentration in pregnant and non-pregnant women
* to determine the prevalence of other parasitic infections in pregnant women and non-pregnant women including hookworms, ascaris, trichuris and malaria
* to demonstrate the research team's ability to follow-up pregnant women recruited at antenatal care clinics onto the postpartum period
Study:
NCT00463632
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00463632