Health care providers' attitudes towards termination of pregnancy: A qualitative study in South Africa

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Harries, Jane ^a   Stinson, Kathryn ^a   Orner, Phyllis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERVIEW; MANAGER; NURSE MIDWIFE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGISTERED NURSE; SOUTH AFRICA; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MORALITY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MORALS; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 69549090335     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-296     Document Type: Article

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