Elemental minerals and microbial compositions as well as knowledge and perceptions regarding kaolin (clay) consumption by pregnant women in the Ho municipality of Ghana

INTRODUCTION: Kaolin is a type of clay consumed mostly by women especially pregnant women of which the act of clay eating is termed geophagy. Different people use this type of clay for diverse purposes. Notwithstanding, most Ghanaians consume this clay out of cravings, taste and smell. There have be...

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Autores principales: Kortei, Nii Korley, Annor, Isaac Agyei, Aboagye, George, Manaphraim, Nana Yaw Barimah, Koryo-Dabrah, Alice, Awude, Emelia, Essuman, Edward Ken, Alidu, Huseini Wiisibie, Tettey, Clement Okraku, Awadzi, Benedict
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2019
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6961938/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31998429
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2019.34.113.17394

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6961938/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31998429
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2019.34.113.17394

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