A case/comparison study in the Eastern Region of Ghana on the effects of incorporating selected reproductive health services on family planning services

Midwifery

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-26

  Fullerton, Judith ^a,b   Fort, Alfredo ^c   Johal, Kulmindar ^a  

^a Department of Global Outreach   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STATISTICS; TIME; TRAINING; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INDUCED ABORTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0037762725     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/midw.2002.0334     Document Type: Article

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