The Nexus between bridewealth, family curse, and spontaneous abortion among Southern Sudanese women

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 376-384

  Adhiambo Onyango, Monica ^a   Mott, Sandra ^b,c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Bridewealth; Family curse; South Sudan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUDAN; SUPERSTITION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUDAN; SUPERSTITIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82355175228     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2011.01417.x     Document Type: Article

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