Anaemia in pregnant adolescent girls with malaria and practicing pica

INTRODUCTION: pregnancy during the adolescent period is challenging mainly because of the nutritional demands of both the adolescent and pregnancy period. The risk for anaemia increases especially in developing countries such as Ghana where malaria is endemic and the practice of pica is common. In t...

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Main Authors: Freda Dzifa Intiful, Edwin Kwame Wiredu, George Awuku Asare, Matilda Asante, David Nana Adjei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2016-05-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
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Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/24/96/pdf/96.pdf