Effect of married women's beliefs about gender equity on their use of prenatal and delivery care in rural China

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-151

  Cui, Ying ^a   Zhang, Qiaoli ^b   Yang, Li ^a   Ye, Jianli ^a   Lv, Mentao ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beliefs; China; Gender equity; Married women; Prenatal care; Rural areas

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; DELIVERY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MATERNITY WARD; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL ORIENTATION;

EID: 77957781746     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.05.021     Document Type: Article

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