The effectiveness of continuing training for traditional birth attendants on their reproductive health-care knowledge and performance

Midwifery

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 648-653

  Chen, Solomon Chih Cheng ^a,b   Wang, Jung Der ^b,c   Ward, Aimee Lou ^d   Chan, Chang Chuan ^b   Chen, Pau Chung ^b   Chiang, Hung Che ^e   Kolola Dzimadzi, Rose ^f   Nyasulu, Yohane M Z ^g   Yu, Joseph Kwong Leung ^a,e  

^a PINGTUNG CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^g MZUZU UNIVERSITY   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Education; Perinatal; Referral; TBA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DELIVERY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAWI; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; STATISTICS;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALAWI; MIDWIFERY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052690235     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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