Prevalence and public-health significance of HIV infection and anaemia among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in south-eastern Nigeria

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 328-335

  Uneke, C J ^a   Duhlinska, D D ^b   Igbinedion, E B ^a  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Cross sectional surveys; HIV; HIV infections; Maternal health; Morbidity; Mortality; Nigeria; Pregnancy; Pregnancy outcomes; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD;

ADULT; ANEMIA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMOGLOBINS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 36949037727     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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