Factors influencing the retention of midwives in the public sector in Afghanistan: A qualitative assessment of midwives in eight provinces

Midwifery

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1137-1144

  Wood, Molly E ^a   Mansoor, G Farooq ^a   Hashemy, Pashton ^a   Namey, Emily ^b   Gohar, Fatima ^a   Ayoubi, Saadia Fayeq ^c   Todd, Catherine S ^a  

^a Health Protection and Research Organisation   (Afghanistan)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c Ministry of Public Health   (Afghanistan)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Employee retention; Midwifery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDWIFE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE MIDWIFE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWIFERY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE MIDWIVES; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS;

EID: 84884499594     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.07.004     Document Type: Article

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