Determinants of time of start of prenatal care and number of prenatal care visits during pregnancy among nepalese women

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 865-873

  Neupane, Subas ^a   Doku, David Teye ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Demographic Health Survey; Maternal demographic factors; Nepal; Quantity of prenatal care; Timing of PNC

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; OFFICE VISITS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864030482     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-011-9521-0     Document Type: Article

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