Unintended pregnancy and prenatal care: A study from a maternity hospital in Turkey

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 290-300

  Erol, Nermin ^a   Durusoy, Raika ^b   Ergin, Iil ^b   Dner, Banu ^c   Çiçekliolu, Meltem ^b  

^a Aydin Provincial Health Directorate   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c Izmir Metropolitan Municipality   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Birth outcome; Prenatal care; Social factors; Turkey; Unintended pregnancy

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIVERY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SECURITY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 77956313857     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13625187.2010.500424     Document Type: Article

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