Determinants of the use of prenatal care in rural China: The role of care content

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 235-241

  Nwaru, Bright I ^a   Wu, Zhuochun ^b,c   Hemminki, Elina ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

China; Content of prenatal care; Maternal demographic factors; Prenatal care attendance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PARITY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860889918     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-010-0734-0     Document Type: Article

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