Liberia study reveals hidden burden of malaria and worms in women and kids

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

* INCLUSION CRITERIA: * For pregnant women, a study participant must satisfy the following criteria to be enrolled in this study: * Pregnant woman \>=18 years of age reporting for routine care at the center without acute illness or abnormal vital signs (e.g.fever, SBP \> 160, OR DBP \> 110) per standard clinic procedures * The study participant understands the study and gives informed consent for participation * Willingness to share a positive test result for malaria or helminths with the C.H. Rennie Hospital or the Duport Road Health Center so treatment can be initiated if necessary * For children, a study participant must satisfy the following criteria to be enrolled in this study: * Children 6-12 months of age at time of visit presenting for routine care at the center without acute illness or abnormal vital signs (e.g. fever) per standard clinic procedures * The parent or guardian understands the study and gives informed consent for participation of their child * Willingness of parent/guardian to share a positive test result for malaria or helminths with the C.H. Rennie Hospital or the Duport Road Health Center so treatment can be initiated if necessary EXCLUSION CRITERIA: * For women, prior enrollment in the study during the same pregnancy * For children, prior enrollment in the study * Conditions that in the judgment of the Principal Investigator or Clinical Investigators could adversely impact the safety of the study participant, including conditions that may impair the ability of the participant or participant s parent/guardian to understand the study (examples to consider may include severe acute illness at the time of enrollment, psychiatric conditio (s) that may preclude compliance with the protocol, and suspected or known drug abuse). All such exclusions and the reason for exclusion will be documented.