Seeking safety and empathy: Adolescent health seeking behavior during pregnancy and early motherhood in central Uganda

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 781-796

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

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

'Health seeking behavior'; Adolescent; Empathy; Motherhood; Pregnancy; Safety; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; EMPATHY; EMPOWERMENT; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MOTHERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; SAFETY; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649576920     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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