Reproductive health issues in rural Western Kenya
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Reproductive health issues in rural Western Kenya
BACKGROUND We describe reproductive health issues among pregnant women in a rural area of Kenya with a high coverage of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) and high prevalence of HIV (15%). METHODS We conducted a community-based cross-sectional survey among rural pregnant women in western Kenya. A medical, obstetric and reproductive history was obtained. Blood was obtained for a malaria smear and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Reproductive Health
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1742-4755
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-5-1