Proximate predictors of early antenatal registration among Nigerian pregnant women

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 222-225

  Oladokun, Adesina ^a   Oladokun, Regina E ^a   Morhason Bello, Imran ^a   Bello, Adenike F ^a   Adedokun, Babatunde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antenatal booking; early registration; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; PARITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTRATION; STILLBIRTH; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NIGERIA; PARITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 77958077815     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: 09755764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.70959     Document Type: Article

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