Adverse birth outcomes in United Republic of Tanzania: impact and prevention of maternal risk factors

OBJECTIVE: To determine risk factors for poor birth outcome and their population attributable fractions. METHODS: 1688 women who attended for antenatal care were recruited into a prospective study of the effectiveness of syphilis screening and treatment. All women were screened and treated for syphi...

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Main Authors: Deborah Watson-Jones, Helen A Weiss, John M Changalucha, James Todd, Balthazar Gumodoka, Judith Bulmer, Rebecca Balira, David Ross, Kokungoza Mugeye, Richard Hayes, David Mabey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862007000100007&lng=en&tlng=en