Barriers to prenatal care for homeless pregnant women

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 428-435

  Bloom, Kathaleen C ^a   Bednarzyk, Michele S ^a   Devitt, Deanna L ^b   Renault, Rebecca A ^c   Teaman, Veronica ^d   Van Loock, Donna M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Bahei Orthopedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

^c West Coast Medical Group   (United States)

^d Family Practice ^*  (United States)

^e Volunteers in Medicine Jacksonville   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Homelessness; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN RELATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEAR; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 21244500135     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884217504266775     Document Type: Article

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