The influence of intra familial power on maternal health care in Mali: Perspectives of women, men and mothers-in-law

International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 58-68

  White, Darcy ^a   Dynes, Michelle ^a   Rubardt, Marcie ^b   Sissoko, Koman ^c   Stephenson, Rob ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARE International   (United States)

^d CARE International   (Mali)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL HEALTH; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; WOMENS HEALTH;

MALI;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MALI; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MALI; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884144282     PISSN: 19440391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3905813     Document Type: Article

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