Effect of Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection on the amplitude of accommodation of young adults in Elele, Rivers State, Nigeria

Q4 Immunology and Microbiology Nigerian Journal of Parasitology Pub Date : 2024-03-28 DOI:10.4314/njpar.v45i1.13
Y. Azuamah, U. I. Nwabueze, A. N. Amadi, W. Braide
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Plasmodium falciparum is the parasite responsible for most malarial infections in Nigeria. Malaria is the most widespread parasitic infectious disease in the world. This study aimed to determine the effect of Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection on the amplitude of accommodation (AA) in young adults. The study was a prospective laboratory and clinical study carried out at the Madonna University Teaching Hospital Elele, Rivers State, Nigeria. Young adults between the ages of 18 and 35 years were included in this study. Informed consent was obtained from the subjects to participate in the study. To confirm the presence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection, preliminary tests including case history, external and internal eye examination, retinoscopy, and subjective refraction were performed to determine subjects who satisfied the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The amplitude of accommodation using the push-up method was measured just before treatment and two weeks after recovery from malaria infection. Results show that the mean AA during malaria infection was 7.25±1.73D and 9.03±1.72D after recovery; showing a mean difference of -1.78D (24.55%). This reduction in AA during malaria infection was found to be statistically significant (t(119) = -33.3, p(0.00)˂0.05) when tested using the paired sample t-test at a significance level of 0.05.
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恶性疟原虫疟疾感染对尼日利亚河流州 Elele 地区青壮年调适幅度的影响
恶性疟原虫是造成尼日利亚大多数疟疾感染的寄生虫。疟疾是世界上最普遍的寄生性传染病。本研究旨在确定恶性疟原虫疟疾感染对青壮年体温调节幅度(AA)的影响。该研究是一项前瞻性实验室和临床研究,在尼日利亚河流州的麦当娜大学埃莱勒教学医院进行。研究对象为 18 至 35 岁的青壮年。研究对象在知情的情况下同意参与研究。为确认是否感染恶性疟原虫疟疾,研究人员对符合纳入和排除标准的受试者进行了初步检查,包括病史、眼部外部和内部检查、视网膜镜检查和主观屈光度检查。在治疗前和疟疾感染痊愈两周后,采用俯卧撑法测量了患者的视力调节幅度。结果显示,疟疾感染期间的平均屈光度为 7.25±1.73D,康复后为 9.03±1.72D,平均相差-1.78D(24.55%)。在 0.05 的显著性水平下使用配对样本 t 检验,发现疟疾感染期间 AA 的减少具有统计学意义(t(119) = -33.3,p(0.00)˂0.05)。
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Nigerian Journal of Parasitology
Nigerian Journal of Parasitology Medicine-Infectious Diseases
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