Indigenous beliefs and practices that influence the delayed attendance of antenatal clinics by women in the Bohlabelo district in Limpopo, South Africa

Midwifery

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-38

  Ngomane, Sharon ^a   Mulaudzi, Fhumulani Mavis ^b  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Culture; Indigenous beliefs and practices; Indigenous knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION GROUPS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL VALUES; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855874721     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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