'All is done by Allah'. Understandings of Down syndrome and prenatal testing in Pakistan

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1393-1399

  Bryant, Louise D ^a   Ahmed, Shenaz ^a   Ahmed, Mushtaq ^b   Jafri, Hussain ^c   Raashid, Yasmin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Genetech Laboratory   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Abortion; Children; Down syndrome; Islam; Pakistan; Prenatal testing; Q methodology; Religion

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; ABORTION; CHILD HEALTH; FACTOR ANALYSIS; ISLAMISM; MATERNAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO LIFE; CHILD CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL SCREENING; Q METHODOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; Q-SORT; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 79954932607     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.02.036     Document Type: Article

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