Factors influencing the utilisation of antenatal care content in Uganda

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 516-526

  Bbaale, Edward ^a  

^a CENTER FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenatal care content; Blood pressure; Blood sample; Tetanus injection; Uganda; Urine sample

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY WEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTESTINE PARASITE; MARRIAGE; MASS MEDIUM; MOTHER; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIAL STATUS; SUPPLEMENTATION; UGANDA; URINALYSIS;

EID: 80355143491     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18361935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2011.849     Document Type: Article

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