Serum ferritin levels in children with malaria anaemia in Ibadan
| dc.contributor.author | Anumudu, C. I. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Molehin., A. J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Oladiti, S. O. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Okafor, C. M. F. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-08T10:36:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-08T10:36:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study assessed the serum ferritin levels in plasma samples from children (4 – 74 months old) admitted for malaria at the Adeoyo Maternity Hospital (Beere) Ibadan, Oyo State, using a sandwich-ELISA. These values were compared with malaria parasitemia, MSP-1 antibody titre and packed cell volume values previously obtained through standard methods. Statistical analyses were carried out using SPSS, Excel and Epi-Calc software. Results showed that the serum ferritin level in the population ranged in from 363ng/ml to 1000ng/ml, with a mean value of 630ng/ml. There was a negative correlation between serum ferritin levels and the packed cell volume, and malaria parasitemia in the children; while the serum ferritin levels increased with increasing malaria antibodies. There was no significant difference in the mean levels of ferritin in anaemic and non-anaemic children. Serum ferritin concentration decreased with increasing age in children with malaria. Gender was found to have no significant association with serum ferritin levels in children with malaria anaemia. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0795-8080 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | ui_art_anumudu_serum_2006 | |
| dc.identifier.other | Biokemistri 18(2), pp. 71-76 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/930 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Nigerian Society for Experimental Biology | en_US |
| dc.title | Serum ferritin levels in children with malaria anaemia in Ibadan | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |