Knowing the fetal gender and its relationship to seeking prenatal care: Results from Jordan

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 787-792

  Al Akour, Nemeh Ahmad ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Fetal gender; Gender preference; Jordan; Prenatal care; Prenatal knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; BOY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FETAL GENDER; GENDER; GENDER IDENTITY; GIRL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; JORDAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH CARE FACILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FACILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JORDAN; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL RELATIONS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53549111350     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-007-0298-9     Document Type: Article

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