Birth preparedness and complication readiness among women in Mpwapwa district, Tanzania

Tanzania Journal of Health Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Urassa, David P ^a   Pembe, Andrea B ^a   Mganga, Fatuma ^b  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Birth preparedness; Complication readiness; Rural district; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; BIRTH; BIRTH COMPLICATION READINESS; BIRTH PREPAREDNESS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; DELIVERY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MATERNAL CARE; MULTIPARA; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; TANZANIA; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA DISCHARGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; TANZANIA;

EID: 84856301076     PISSN: 18216404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v14i1.8     Document Type: Article

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