Mothers' knowledge about birth asphyxia: The need to do more!

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-36

  Ogunlesi, T A ^a   Fetuga, M B ^a   Adekanmbi, A F ^a  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Asphyxia; Health education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; NIGERIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; NIGERIA; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873688003     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.106726     Document Type: Article

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