Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Tikur Anbessa University Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Mengistie, Zemenu ^a   Woldeamanuel, Yimtubezinash ^b   Asrat, Daniel ^b   Adera, Addis ^c  

^a MIZAN TEPI UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c WOLDIA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Pregnancy; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929400726     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-822     Document Type: Article

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