Association between malaria and undernutrition among pregnant women at presentation for antenatal care in health facilities in the Mount Cameroon region.
In resource limited settings, malaria and undernutrition are major public health problems in pregnancy. Therefore, this study assessed the association between malaria infection and undernutrition among pregnant women in the Mount Cameroon area. This cross-sectional study enrolled 1,014 pregnant wome...
Main Authors: | Vanessa Tita Jugha, Juliana Adjem Anchang, Germain Sotoing Taiwe, Helen Kuokuo Kimbi, Judith Kuoh Anchang-Kimbi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2023-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0292550&type=printable |
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