Consumer knowledge and availability of maternal and child health services: A challenge for achieving MDG 4 and 5 in Southeast Nigeria

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Emmanuel, Nwala K ^b   Gladys, Ebunoha N ^a   Cosmas, Ugwu U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b University of Nigeria Enugu Campus   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED NATIONS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GOALS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84873435512     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-53     Document Type: Article

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