Determinants of skilled birth attendants for delivery in Nepal

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 31, 2010, Pages 325-332

  Baral, Y R ^a   Lyons, K ^a   Skinner, J ^a   Van Teijlingen, E R ^b  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asia; Developing country; Maternal health; Pregnancy; Skilled birth attendance

Indexed keywords

AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; NEPAL; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; CULTURE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; NEPAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84868644146     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3126/kumj.v8i3.6223     Document Type: Review

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