Malaria and anaemia in pregnancy: importance, detection and prevention

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1 Introduction and Study Objectives

2 Malaria is an important cause of anaemia in primigravidae: evidence from a district hospital in coastal Kenya

3 A community randomised controlled trial of insecticide treated bednets for the prevention of malaria and anaemia among primigravid women on the Kenyan Coast

4 Intermittent sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine to prevent severe anaemia secondary to malaria in pregnancy: a randomised placebo-controlled trial

5 Malaria in pregnancy: adverse effects on haemoglobin levels and birthweight in primigravidae and multigravidae

6 Listening to pregnant women in Kenya: impact of anaemia on their lives

7 Screening for severe anaemia in pregnancy in Kenya, using pallor examination and self-reported morbidity

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