Determinants of facility delivery after implementation of safer mother programme in Nepal: A prospective cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Karkee, Rajendra ^a   Binns, Colin W ^b   Lee, Andy H ^b  

^a BP Koirala Institute of Health Science   (Nepal)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Determinants; Facility delivery; Factors; Maternal health services; Nepal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXTENDED FAMILY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME DELIVERY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; NEPAL; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SAFER MOTHER PROGRAMME; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NEPAL; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885528873     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-193     Document Type: Article

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