Evaluation of a Community Intervention for Promotion of Safe Motherhood in Eritrea

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 8-17

  Turan, Janet Molzan ^a   Tesfagiorghis, Mekonnen ^a   Polan, Mary Lake ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Maternal health services; Obstetric labor complications; Pregnancy; Rural health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; AWARENESS; CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ERITREA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); ERITREA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MOTHERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 79954613657     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2010.00001.x     Document Type: Article

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