Maternal vitamin A and β-carotene supplementation and risk of bacterial vaginosis: A randomized controlled trial in rural Bangladesh

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1643-1649

  Christian, Parul ^a   Labrique, Alain B ^a   Ali, Hasmot ^b   Richman, Mark J ^c   Wu, Lee ^a   Rashid, Mahbubur ^d   West Jr , Keith P ^a  

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

^b JiVitA Project   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Partners in Population and Development   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; GELATIN; METRONIDAZOLE; RETINOL PALMITATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA INFECTION; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LACTOBACILLUS; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MOBILUNCUS; NONHUMAN; PUERPERIUM; RURAL AREA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; BETA CAROTENE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MICRONUTRIENTS; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREVALENCE; RISK; RURAL POPULATION; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; VITAMIN A; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82355163488     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.019059     Document Type: Article

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