Morbidity in the first year postpartum among HIV-infected women in Kenya

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-51

  Chersich, M F ^a,b   Luchters, S M ^a,b   Yard, E ^a   Othigo, J M ^c   Kley, N ^d   Temmerman, M ^a,b  

^a International Centre for Reproductive Health Kenya   (Kenya)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology   (Kenya)

^d Klinikum Fuerth   (Germany)

Author keywords

HIV infected women; Kenya; Maternal morbidity; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CANDIDIASIS; CONDYLOMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIVERY; DYSPNEA; DYSURIA; ERYTHROCYTE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FEVER; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RISK; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINITIS;

EID: 36849041104     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.06.053     Document Type: Article

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