Behavior Change Following Implementation of Home-Based Life-Saving Skills in Liberia, West Africa

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 495-501

  Lori, Jody R ^a   Amable, Elikem E ^b   Mertz, Sara G ^b   Moriarty, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based evaluation; Home Based Life Saving Skills; Liberia; Maternal survival; Midwifery; Newborn survival; Post conflict; Pregnancy; Traditional midwives

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME BASED LIFE SAVING SKILL; HUMAN; LIBERIA; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIBERIA; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGRAM EVALUATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865852653     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2012.00172.x     Document Type: Article

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