Women's autonomy and husbands' involvement in maternal health care in Nepal

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-10

  Thapa, Deependra Kaji ^a   Niehof, Anke ^b  

^a PURBANCHAL UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Husbands' involvement; Maternal health; Nepal; Women's autonomy

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; HEALTH CARE; MATERNAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; WOMENS STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEPAL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

HUSBANDS' INVOLVEMENT; MATERNAL HEALTH; NEPAL; WOMEN'S AUTONOMY;

ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEPAL; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPOUSES; YOUNG ADULT;

NEPAL;

EID: 84881005878     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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