High burden of malaria and anemia among tribal pregnant women in a chronic conflict corridor in India

High burden of malaria and anemia among tribal pregnant women in a chronic conflict corridor in India

Abstract Background With more than 200 million cases a year, malaria is an important global health concern, especially among pregnant women. The forested tribal areas of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh in India are affected by malaria and by an on-going chronic conflict which seriously li...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Corrêa, Mrinalini Das, Rama Kovelamudi, Nagendra Jaladi, Charlotte Pignon, Kalyan Vysyaraju, Usha Yedla, Vijya Laxmi, Pavani Vemula, Vijaya Gowthami, Hemant Sharma, Daniel Remartinez, Stobdan Kalon, Kirrily de Polnay, Martin De Smet, Petros Isaakidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Conflict and Health
Subjects:
Malaria
Anemia
Antenatal care
Rapid diagnostic test
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13031-017-0113-1

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