Factors associated with reproductive health care utilization among Ghanaian women

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Doku, David ^a   Neupane, Subas ^b   Doku, Paul Narh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c University of Science and Technology   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Maternal health; Timing of antenatal care visit; Type of delivery assistance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; PARITY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL AREA;

EID: 84868314654     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-12-29     Document Type: Article

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