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Bed net ownership, use and perceptions among women seeking antenatal care in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Opportunities for improved maternal and child health

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To describe malaria knowledge, attitudes toward malaria and bed net use, levels of ownership and use of bed nets, and factors associated with ownership and use among pregnant women attending their first antenatal care (ANC) visit in...

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Main Authors:	Tabala Martine (Author), Duvall Sandra (Author), Nku David (Author), Taylor Eboni (Author), Pettifor Audrey (Author), Meshnick Steve (Author), Behets Frieda (Author)
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Published:	BMC, 2008-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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