Malaria prevention practices among mothers delivering in an urban hospital in southwest Nigeria

Yusuf, O.B.; Dada-Adegbola, H.O.; Ajayi, I.O.; Falade, C.O.

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases 45(3): 217-224

2008


ISSN/ISBN: 0972-9062
PMID: 18807378
Document Number: 203186
Background & objectives: The pregnant woman is more prone to malaria than her non-pregnant counterpart with grave consequences for both mother and baby. This study aims at determining the malaria prevention practices among pregnant women in an area hyper-endemic for malaria. Methods: For the study 983 parturient mothers were enrolled in Ibadan, southwest Nigeria.

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