A qualitative study of women's perspectives of antenatal care in a rural area of Zimbabwe

Midwifery

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 122-132

  Mathole, Thubelihle ^a   Lindmark, Gunilla ^b   Majoko, Franz ^c   Ahlberg, Beth Maina ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^d Skaraborgs Institutet   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZATION; RECORDING; RURAL AREA; ZIMBABWE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; MOTHERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 2642578190     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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