Inequalities in Advice Provided by Public Health Workers to Women during Antenatal Sessions in Rural India

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Singh, Abhishek ^a   Pallikadavath, Saseendran ^b   Ram, Faujdar ^a   Ogollah, Reuben ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; DELIVERY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866463590     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044931     Document Type: Article

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