Adherence to intermittent preventive treatment for malaria with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine and outcome of pregnancy among parturients in South East Nigeria

Patient Preference and Adherence

Volumn 8, Issue , 2014, Pages 447-452

  Onyebuchi, Azubike Kanario ^a   Lawani, Lucky Osaheni ^b   Iyoke, Chukwuemeka Anthony ^c   Onoh, Chukwudi Robinson ^a   Okeke, Nwabunike Ekene ^d  

^a FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^d Mile Four Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Malaria in pregnancy; Pregnancy outcome; Prevention

Indexed keywords

PROGUANIL; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NIGERIA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC PATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TETANUS;

EID: 84898489401     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1177889X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S61448     Document Type: Article

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