The effects of malaria and HIV co-infection on hemoglobin levels among pregnant women in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 236-239

  Orish, Verner N ^a   Onyeabor, Onyekachi S ^b   Boampong, Johnson N ^c   Acquah, Samuel ^c   Sanyaolu, Adekunle O ^d,e   Iriemenam, Nnaemeka C ^d  

^a Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital Sekondi Takoradi   (Ghana)

^b MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^e SAINT JAMES SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Anguilla)

Author keywords

Anemia; Co infection; Ghana; HIV; Malaria; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MIXED INFECTION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84873717173     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.09.021     Document Type: Article

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