Associations between mild-to-moderate anaemia in pregnancy and helminth, malaria and HIV infection in Entebbe, Uganda
Lawrence Muhangi, Patrick Woodburn, Mildred Omara, Nicholas Omoding, Dennison Kizito, Harriet Mpairwe, Juliet Nabulime, Christine Ameke, Linda A. Morison, Alison M. Elliott;Lawrence Muhangi;Patrick Woodburn;Mildred Omara;Nicholas Omoding;Dennison Kizito;Harriet Mpairwe;Juliet Nabulime;Christine Ameke;Linda A. Morison;Alison M. Elliott;
transactions of the royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene2007Vol. 101pp. 899-
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Abstract
It is suggested that helminths, particularly hookworm and schistosomiasis, may be important causes of anaemia in pregnancy. We assessed the associations between mild-to-moderate anaemia (haemoglobin >8.0 g/dl and