Reasons rural Laotians choose home deliveries over delivery at health facilities: a qualitative study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Sychareun, Vanphanom ^a   Hansana, Visanou ^a   Somphet, Vatsana ^a   Xayavong, Sisouvanh ^a   Phengsavanh, Alongkone ^a   Popenoe, Rebecca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Laos)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; LAOS; PARITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIVACY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; LAOS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865342866     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-12-86     Document Type: Article

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