Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 657

Full Length Research Paper

Women in child-bearing age who are not currently pregnant are missed opportunities for malaria control in pregnancy: Evidence from 16 Local Government Areas of Nigeria

Bamgboye M. Afolabi
  • Bamgboye M. Afolabi
  • Health, Environment and Development Foundation, 34 Montgomery Road, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Bayo S. Fatunmbi
  • Bayo S. Fatunmbi
  • WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines.
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Olapeju Otsemobor
  • Olapeju Otsemobor
  • National Malaria and Vector Control Program, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria.
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Tolulope O. Sofola
  • Tolulope O. Sofola
  • National Malaria and Vector Control Program, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria.
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  •  Accepted: 16 December 2013
  •  Published: 31 January 2014

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