SELENIUM, ZINC AND IRON STATUS OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND ZINC CONTENT OF SELECTED TRADITIONALFOODS IN OBIO-AKPOR L.G.A RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA.
ABSTRACT The study was designed to have both survey and biochemical components. Three communities were selected randomly from twelve communities in Obio-Akpor local government area. The sample size was calculated using the maternal mortality ratio for pregnant women in Nigeria which was 30%. Two hundred pregnant women were purposively selected from health care centers, public and private clinics providing ante-natal care and from traditional birth attendants and local delivery homes. ...
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