Determinants of inadequate prenatal care utilization by African American women

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 620-636

  Johnson, Allan A ^a   Hatcher, Barbara J ^b   El Khorazaty, M Nabil ^c   Milligan, Renee A ^d   Bhaskar, Brinda ^d   Rodan, Margaret F ^e   Richards, Leslie ^f   Wingrove, Barbara K ^g   Laryea, Haziel A ^h  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^g NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h NIH DC Initiative to Reduce Infant Mortality at Howard

Author keywords

African American women; Barriers; Facilitators; Motivators; Prenatal care utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34848869397     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2007.0059     Document Type: Article

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