Assessment of the level of male involvement in safe motherhood in Southern Nigeria

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 349-356

  Nwakwuo, Geoffrey Chima ^a   Oshonwoh, Ferdinand Ebiarede ^a  

^a RAHI Medical Outreach ^*  (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Male involvement; Maternal; Parous; Safe motherhood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE; ARTICLE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSES;

EID: 84879607043     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-012-9620-6     Document Type: Article

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