Learning From the Community to Improve Maternal-Child Health and Nutrition: The Positive Deviance/Hearth Approach

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 376-383

  Schooley, Janine ^a   Morales, Linda ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

behavior change; behavioral research; infant and child nutrition; maternal nutrition; Positive Deviance Hearth; qualitative research; socio cultural factors; vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL WELFARE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDWIFERY; NURSE'S ROLE; PREGNANCY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 34250835760     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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