Malaria burden and pre-hospital medication among subjects with malaria in Maiduguri, Northeast Nigeria
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Burden of Malaria Parasitaemia and Anaemia among Pregnant Women at First Antenatal Visit at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria
Malaria is a global public health problem with at least 40% of the world population at risk. InAfrica, 30 million women living in malaria endemic areas become pregnant each year and they constitute the main adult risk group for malaria infection. For these women malaria is a threat to them and their unborn child. Malaria is said to be responsible for up to 200,000 newborn deaths per year . In S...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heliyon
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2405-8440
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02280