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Utilization of insecticide treated nets during pregnancy among postpartum women in Ibadan, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Pregnant women are susceptible to symptomatic malaria due to invasion of the placenta by plasmodium. Malaria increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes for mothers, the foetuses and newborns. The effective use of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) would be of benefit to these vulnerab...

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Autores principales: Aluko, Joel O, Oluwatosin, Abimbola O
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3352125/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22458645
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-12-21