Low postnatal care rates in two rural counties in Anhui Province, China: Perceptions of key stakeholders

Midwifery

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 707-715

  Tao, Fangbiao ^a   Huang, Kun ^a   Long, Xiang ^b   Tolhurst, Rachel ^c   Raven, Joanna ^c  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Maternal and Child Health Station in Tongling City   (China)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health seeking behaviour; Postnatal care; Quality of care; Utilisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; POSTNATAL CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052653873     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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