Comparison between pregnant southeast asian immigrant and taiwanese women in terms of pregnancy knowledge, attitude toward pregnancy, medical service experiences and prenatal care behaviors

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 97-108

  Lin, Miao Ling ^a   Shieh, Carol ^b   Wang, Hsiu Hung ^c,d  

^a Health Bureau of Kaohsiung County Government   (Taiwan)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Health ^*  (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attitude toward pregnancy; Medical service experiences; Pregnancy knowledge; Prenatal care behaviors; Southeast asian immigrant women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIGRATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 52649131912     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387295.84053.27     Document Type: Article

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