Preventing malaria in pregnancy through community-directed interventions: Evidence from Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Malaria Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Okeibunor, Joseph C ^a,b,c   Orji, Bright C ^b   Brieger, William ^b,d   Ishola, Gbenga ^b   Otolorin, Emmanuel ^b   Rawlins, Barbara ^b   Ndekhedehe, Enobong U ^e   Onyeneho, Nkechi ^a   Fink, Günther ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b JHPIEGO   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e Community Partners for Development ^*  (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BED NET; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY DIRECTED INTERVENTION; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INSECTICIDE TREATED NET; INTERVIEW; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; VOLUNTEER; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; HEALTH AUXILIARY; INTERVENTION STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; CHEMOPREVENTION; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALARIA; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961103017     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-227     Document Type: Article

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