More support for mothers: A qualitative study on factors affecting immunisation behaviour in Kampala, Uganda

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Babirye, Juliet N ^a,b   Rutebemberwa, Elizeus ^a   Kiguli, Juliet ^a   Wamani, Henry ^a   Nuwaha, Fred ^a   Engebretsen, Ingunn Ms ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTHER; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SELF CONCEPT; UGANDA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FATHERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTHERS; SELF EFFICACY; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053171873     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-723     Document Type: Article

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