Factors influencing choice of delivery sites in Rakai district of Uganda

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 203-213

  Amooti Kaguna, B ^a   Nuwaha, F ^b  

^a Mbarara District PO Box 277   (Uganda)

^b MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Delivery sites; Self efficacy; Social influence; TBAs

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; SERVICE PROVISION;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DELIVERY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MODEL; PREGNANCY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; SOCIAL ASPECT; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UGANDA;

UGANDA;

EID: 0033992651     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00275-0     Document Type: Article

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