Involvement of males in antenatal care, Birth preparedness, Exclusive breast feeding and immunizations for children in Kathmandu, Nepal

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Bhatta, Dharma Nand ^a  

^a POKHARA UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

ANC; Birth preparedness; Exclusive breast feeding; Immunization; Male involvement; Nepal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MONEY; NEPAL; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; NEPAL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84872175913     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-14     Document Type: Article

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