Community-based antenatal education in Istanbul, Turkey: Effects on health behaviours

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 391-398

  Turan, Janet Molzan ^a,c   Say, Lale ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Community; Health education; Healthy behaviour; Maternal and child health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTRACEPTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL WELFARE; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TURKEY;

EID: 0345096473     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czg047     Document Type: Article

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