Evidence-based reproductive health care in Cameroon: Population-based study of awareness, use and barriers

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 895-903

  Tita, Alan T N ^a   Selwyn, Beatrice J ^b   Waller, D Kim ^b   Kapadia, Asha S ^b   Dongmo, Sylvestre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c North West Provincial Delegation of Health ^*  (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex hormones therapeutic use; Anti retroviral agents therapeutic use; Evidence based medicine; Health knowledge, attitudes, practice; Health personnel education; Pregnancy complications drug therapy; Reproductive health services

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FOLIC ACID; IRON; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; UTEROTONIC AGENT; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

CONTRACEPTIVE USE; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

AWARENESS; CAMEROON; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IRON THERAPY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTAL DELIVERY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAINING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CAMEROON; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IRON COMPOUNDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POPULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 31544458150     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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