Marginalization of girl mothers during reintegration from armed groups in Sierra Leone: Original Article

International Nursing Review

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 316-323

  Burman, M E ^a   McKay, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Armed conflict; Gender; Girl mothers; Girl soldiers; Health; Marginalization; Sierra Leone

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MOTHER; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHAME; SIERRA LEONE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOLDIER; WAR; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MOTHERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; POVERTY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHAME; SIERRA LEONE; STEREOTYPING; WAR; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 35449003304     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2007.00546.x     Document Type: Article

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