Effect of WHO Newborn Care Training on Neonatal Mortality by Education

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 300-304

  Chomba, Elwyn ^a   McClure, Elizabeth M ^a   Wright, Linda L ^a   Carlo, Waldemar A ^a   Chakraborty, Hrishikesh ^a   Harris, Hillary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

education; maternal; neonatal mortality; newborn care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; MIDWIFERY EDUCATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NURSING EDUCATION; PRENATAL CARE; RISK REDUCTION; URBAN AREA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; NURSE MIDWIVES; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PREGNANCY; PROBABILITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 52949110584     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ambp.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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