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Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2020 Jul;150(1):121-123. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13186. Epub 2020 May 19.

Pregnant women's knowledge and practice of preventive measures against COVID-19 in a low-resource African setting.

International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics

Johnbosco I Nwafor, Joseph K Aniukwu, Bonaventure O Anozie, Arinze C Ikeotuonye, Ijeoma N Okedo-Alex

Affiliations

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Nigeria.
  2. Emergency Department, Qatif Central Hospital, Qatif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  3. Department of Community Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Nigeria.

PMID: 32342500 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.13186

[No abstract available.]

Keywords: COVID-19; Knowledge; Nigeria; Practice; Pregnancy; Preventive measures

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