Efficacy of intermittent preventive treatment and insecticide treated nets on malaria parasitaemia in pregnancy among Igbo women in southeastern Nigeria
Background & objectives: Prevention of malaria in pregnancy is a key intervention for reducing maternal mortality and morbidity in the tropical region of Africa. The present study was aimed to determine whether the administration of two doses of intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) with sulph...
Main Authors: | Joseph Odirichukwu Ugboaja, Charlotte O Oguejiofor |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Vector Borne Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.jvbd.org/article.asp?issn=0972-9062;year=2017;volume=54;issue=3;spage=249;epage=254;aulast=Ugboaja |
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