Adolescent and adult first time mothers' health seeking practices during pregnancy and early motherhood in Wakiso district, central Uganda

Reproductive Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Atuyambe, Lynn ^a,b,c   Mirembe, Florence ^b   Tumwesigye, Nazarius M ^a   Annika, Johansson ^c   Kirumira, Edward K ^d   Faxelid, Elisabeth ^c  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MOTHER; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UGANDA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 61649128285     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17424755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-5-13     Document Type: Article

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