Practices of Traditional Birth Attendants in Sierra Leone and Perceptions by Mothers and Health Professionals Familiar With Their Care

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-41

  Dorwie, Florence M ^a   Pacquiao, Dula F ^b  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African; birthing women; critical social theory; family health; focus group analysis; maternal child; pediatrics; poor women; Sierra Leoneans; transcultural health; women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; MOTHER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SIERRA LEONE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; MOTHERS; SIERRA LEONE;

EID: 84890884946     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: 15527832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659613503874     Document Type: Article

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