Influence of birth preparedness, decision-making on location of birth and assistance by skilled birth attendants among women in south-western Uganda

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Kabakyenga, Jerome K ^a,b   Östergren, Per Olof ^a   Turyakira, Eleanor ^b   Pettersson, Karen Odberg ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; LABOR MANAGEMENT; LABOR SUPPORT; MATERNAL CARE; PARITY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL AREA; UGANDA; URBAN AREA; BIRTH; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH SERVICE; MIDWIFE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; PARTURITION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SPOUSES; UGANDA;

EID: 84860477498     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035747     Document Type: Article

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