Impact of a training package for community birth attendants in Madagascar

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-61

  Lucey, Olivia ^a   Andriatsihosena, Mamy ^b   Ellis, Matthew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Madagascar)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community based observational study; Institutional delivery; Safe delivery; Traditional birth attendant; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYGIENE; JOB EXPERIENCE; MADAGASCAR; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STAFF TRAINING;

FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MADAGASCAR; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 79251637562     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmq036     Document Type: Article

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