Anaemia among pregnant women in northern Tanzania: Prevalence, risk factors and effect on perinatal outcomes

Tanzania Journal of Health Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-49

  Msuya, Sia E ^a,b   Hussein, Tamara H ^b,c   Uriyo, Jacqueline ^a,b,d   Sam, Noel E ^a   Stray Pedersen, Babill ^d  

^a KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^b Better Health for African Mothers and Children Project   (Tanzania)

^c Moshi University   (Kenya)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Low birth weight; Pregnancy; Risk factors; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TANZANIA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 79961057436     PISSN: 18216404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v13i1.60881     Document Type: Article

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