Prevalence and Determinants of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Pregnant Women Receiving Antenatal Care in Kasoa Polyclinic, Ghana

Background. Intestinal parasitic infections affect pregnant women worldwide. The infection has been implicated in causing life-threatening conditions in both gravid women and their developing foetus. Sub-Saharan Africa is known to harbor the greatest proportion of intestinal parasitic infections lar...

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Main Authors: Albert Abaka-Yawson, Solomon Quarshie Sosu, Precious Kwablah Kwadzokpui, Salomey Afari, Samuel Adusei, John Arko-Mensah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9315025