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Reproductive tract infections (RTIs) are frequent and troublesome disorders during the reproductive life of women. In many developed countries, accurate annual data on RTIs are available; in Nigeria, however, most information on RTIs emanate from hospital-based studies that often are not representative of the true incidence of RTIs at the community level.
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Adekunle, A.O., Ladipo, O.A. (1992). Reproductive Tract Infections in Nigeria: Challenges for a Fragile Health Infrastructure. In: Germain, A., Holmes, K.K., Piot, P., Wasserheit, J.N. (eds) Reproductive Tract Infections. Reproductive Biology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0691-5_13
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