Use and effects of malaria control measures in pregnancy in Lagos, Nigeria

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 365-371

  Efunshile, Michael ^a,b,e   Amoo, A O J ^d   Akintunde, Grace B ^c,d   Ojelekan, Oluwole D ^d   König, Wolfgang ^e   König, Brigitte ^e  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^c NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

^d OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^e OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Insecticide spray; Insecticide treated nets (ITN); Intermittent preventive treatment (IPT); Malaria; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BED NET; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MOSQUITO; NIGERIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

INSECTICIDE SPRAY; INSECTICIDE-TREATED NETS (ITN); INTERMITTENT PREVENTIVE TREATMENT (IPT); MALARIA; PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NIGERIA; PLASMODIUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855507581     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2011.49.4.365     Document Type: Article

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