Women's social networks and birth attendant decisions: Application of the Network-Episode Model

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 452-459

  Edmonds, Joyce K ^a   Hruschka, Daniel ^b   Bernard, H Russell ^c   Sibley, Lynn ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Childbirth; Health seeking behavior; Maternal mortality; Network Episode Model; Skilled birth attendants; Social networks; Utilization

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; HEALTH EDUCATION; KINSHIP; LOGISTICS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORK; SURVEY METHOD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BIRTH ATTENDANT; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

BANGLADESH; MATLAB;

EID: 84856218014     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.10.032     Document Type: Article

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