Traditional birth attendants' advice toward breast-feeding, immunization and oral rehydration among mothers in rural Bangladesh

Women and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 33-44

  Rashid, Mahbubur ^a   Tayakkanonta, Korpchoot ^c   Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi ^c   Geater, Alan ^c   Bechtel, Gregory A ^b  

^a Bangladesh Inst Res Prom E   (Bangladesh)

^b SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Maternal health practices; Traditional birth attendant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; BREAST FEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION; HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT NUTRITION; MIDWIVES; NUTRITION; ORAL REHYDRATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SOUTHERN ASIA; STUDIES; TRAINING PROGRAMS; TREATMENT;

BANGLADESH; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; ODDS RATIO; POSTNATAL CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0032921670     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v28n03_03     Document Type: Article

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