Knowledge, practices and challenges of intermittent malaria preventive (IPT) treatment during pregnancy in ghana

Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-45

  Donkor, E S ^a   Asiedua, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Intermittent preventive treatment (IPT); Intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp); Malaria treatment during pregnancy; Midwifery in Ghana; Sulphadoxine pyrimethamine (SP)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865737518     PISSN: 16825055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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