Sexuality, pregnancy and midwifery care for women with intellectual disabilities: A pilot study on attitudes of university students

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-57

  Jones, Linda K ^a   Binger, Tara E ^a   McKenzie, Christine R ^a   Ramcharan, Paul ^a   Nankervis, Karen ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Childbearing; Intellectual disability; Midwifery; University students; Women

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; EDUCATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENTING; PILOT PROJECTS; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; SEXUALITY; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; VICTORIA; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 78049426309     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2010.35.1.047     Document Type: Article

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