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We investigated Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) and Schistosoma haematobium (S. haematobium) infections and determined their association with anaemia during pregnancy. Methods. A cross-sectional study involving 707 pregnant women attending antenatal care visits (ANC) and 446 at delivery was conducted in Battor and Adidome hospitals. Pregnant women were screened by microscopy and qPCR for P. falciparum and S. haematobium infections. Haemoglobin (Hb) levels were determined, and most participants received intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp) during ANC till delivery. Regression analyses were performed for associations between parasite infection and anaemia. Results. P. falciparum microscopy prevalence at ANC and delivery was 8% and 2%, respectively, and by PCR 24% at ANC and 12% at delivery. Anaemia prevalence at ANC was 52% and 49% at delivery. There was an increased risk of anaemia with P. falciparum infection (<jats:inline-formula>\n                     <a:math xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\">\n                        <a:mtext>aOR<\/a:mtext>\n                        <a:mo>=<\/a:mo>\n                        <a:mn>1.92<\/a:mn>\n                     <\/a:math>\n                  <\/jats:inline-formula>; <jats:inline-formula>\n                     <c:math xmlns:c=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M2\">\n                        <c:mi>p<\/c:mi>\n                        <c:mo>=<\/c:mo>\n                        <c:mn>0.04<\/c:mn>\n                     <\/c:math>\n                  <\/jats:inline-formula>). IPTp (<jats:inline-formula>\n                     <e:math xmlns:e=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M3\">\n                        <e:mi>p<\/e:mi>\n                        <e:mo>=<\/e:mo>\n                        <e:mn>0.003<\/e:mn>\n                     <\/e:math>\n                  <\/jats:inline-formula>) and age (<jats:inline-formula>\n                     <g:math xmlns:g=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M4\">\n                        <g:mi>p<\/g:mi>\n                        <g:mo>=<\/g:mo>\n                        <g:mn>0.004<\/g:mn>\n                     <\/g:math>\n                  <\/jats:inline-formula>) were associated with increased Hb levels at delivery. S. haematobium prevalence by microscopy was 4% at ANC and 2% at delivery. No significant correlation between S. haematobium and Hb levels was observed (<jats:inline-formula>\n                     <i:math xmlns:i=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M5\">\n                        <i:mtext>coef<\/i:mtext>\n                        <i:mo>.<\/i:mo>\n                        <i:mo>=<\/i:mo>\n                        <i:mo>\u2212<\/i:mo>\n                        <i:mn>0.62<\/i:mn>\n                     <\/i:math>\n                  <\/jats:inline-formula>\u2009g\/dl; <jats:inline-formula>\n                     <k:math xmlns:k=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M6\">\n                        <k:mi>p<\/k:mi>\n                        <k:mo>=<\/k:mo>\n                        <k:mn>0.07<\/k:mn>\n                     <\/k:math>\n                  <\/jats:inline-formula>). Conclusion. High anaemia prevalence was observed during pregnancy, and P. falciparum infection was associated with anaemia at ANC. Low S. haematobium prevalence could be attributed to previous praziquantel treatment during mass drug administration. Routine diagnosis and treatment of S. haematobium infections in endemic areas could be initiated to reduce schistosomiasis during pregnancy.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/2023\/7500676","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,29]],"date-time":"2023-09-29T16:35:15Z","timestamp":1696005315000},"page":"1-10","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Malaria, Urogenital Schistosomiasis, and Anaemia in Pregnant Ghanaian Women"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2023","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7236-6533","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Naa Adjeley","family":"Frempong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Microbiology Department, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana"},{"name":"Parasitology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, 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