Adolescent pregnancy and the risk of Plasmodium falciparum malaria and anaemia-A pilot study from Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis, Ghana

Acta Tropica

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 244-248

  Orish, Verner N ^a   Onyeabor, Onyekachi S ^b   Boampong, Johnson N ^c   Aforakwah, Richmond ^c   Nwaefuna, Ekene ^d   Iriemenam, Nnaemeka C ^e  

^a Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital Sekondi Takoradi   (Ghana)

^b MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^d NATIONAL NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adolescent pregnancy; Anaemia; Ghana; IPTp SP; Malaria

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENCE; ANEMIA; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH RISK; MALARIA; PREGNANCY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GHANA; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION RISK; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; SCREENING TEST; VENOUS BLOOD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; FEMALE; GHANA; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

GHANA;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 84863423211     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.05.014     Document Type: Article

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