The influence of socio-cultural interpretations of pregnancy threats on health-seeking behavior among pregnant women in urban Accra, Ghana

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Dako Gyeke, Phyllis ^a   Aikins, Moses ^a   Aryeetey, Richmond ^a   Mccough, Laura ^a   Adongo, Philip B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Ghana; Healthcare; Perception; Pregnancy; Socio cultural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPIRITUAL CARE; THREAT; TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT; TRADITIONAL HEALER;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEAR; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887724530     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-211     Document Type: Article

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