Use of postpartum health services in rural Uganda: Knowledge, attitudes, and barriers

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 84-93

  Nabukera, Sarah K ^a   Witte, Kim ^c   Muchunguzi, Charles ^b   Bajunirwe, Francis ^b   Batwala, Vincent K ^b   Mulogo, Edgar M ^b   Farr, Celeste ^d   Barry, Souleymane ^e   Salihu, Hamisu M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e University of Alabama ^*

Author keywords

Barriers; Postpartum care; Rural areas; Uganda; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; KNOWLEDGE; POVERTY; PUERPERIUM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOTHERS; POSTNATAL CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UGANDA;

EID: 33646463440     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-005-9003-3     Document Type: Article

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