Perceptions of policymakers in Nigeria toward unsafe abortion and maternal mortality

International Family Planning Perspectives

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 194-202

  Okonofua, Friday E ^a,b   Hammed, Afolabi ^a   Nzeribe, Emily ^c   Saidu, Buba ^d   Abass, Tajudeen ^e   Adeboye, Gabriel ^f   Adegun, Temi ^g   Okolocha, Chike ^b  

^a Women's Health and Action Research Centre   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^c FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^d Borno State Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^e AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^f Hope Specialist Hospital   (Nigeria)

^g GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; FAMILY PLANNING; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PERCEPTION; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ILLEGAL ABORTION; LEADERSHIP; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; POLITICS; PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ABORTION, CRIMINAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NIGERIA; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

NIGERIA;

EID: 77149179778     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01903187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3519409     Document Type: Article

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