Association of low birth weight and placental malarial infection in Nigeria

Association of low birth weight and placental malarial infection in Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Malaria causes significant morbidity and mortality among pregnant women in Nigeria. However, the contribution of malaria infection to neonatal development is incompletely understood. Here we determined the prevalence of placental malarial infection in six communities in Anambra State, Ni...

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Main Authors: Dennis N. Aribodor, Obioma C. Nwaorgu, Christine I. Eneanya, Ikechukwu Okoli, Reed Pukkila-Worley, Harrison O. Etaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2009-09-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
malaria
placenta
pregnancy
newborns
low birth weight
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/554
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