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;
transactions of the royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene2007Vol. 101pp. 899-907
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Abstract
SummaryIt 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