Determinants of non-institutional deliveries in Malawi

Malawi Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 104-108

  Palamuleni, Martin ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; LABOR; MALAWI; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MALAWI; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859129833     PISSN: 19957262     EISSN: 19957270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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