Effect of Malaria and Geohelminth Infection on Birth Outcomes in Kumasi, Ghana
Ntui N. Asundep, Pauline E. Jolly, April P. Carson, Cornelius A. Turpin, Kui Zhang, Nana O. Wilson, Jonathan K. Stiles & Berhanu Tameru · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2014
Aim: In 2005, the Ghana Health Service mandated malaria and helminths chemoprophylaxis during antenatal care visits. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of malaria and helminth infections and their relationship with adverse birth outcomes (low birth weight, st...