When Women Deliver with No One Present in Nigeria: Who, What, Where and So What?

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Fapohunda, Bolaji M ^a   Orobaton, Nosakhare G ^a,b  

^a JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

^b Jhpiego Targeted States High Impact Project   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BUDGET; CHILDBIRTH; COST CONTROL; DELIVERY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOSLEM; NIGERIA; NO ONE PRESENT; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PREDICTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INCOME; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84880814995     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069569     Document Type: Article

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