Mothers' awareness of anorectal malformations: A pointer to delayed diagnosis in a developing country

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 480-485

  Lawal, Taiwo A ^a,b   Fatiregun, Akinola A ^a   Yusuf, Oyindamola B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

anorectal malformations; awareness; mothers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ANUS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FISTULA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; PERINEUM; RECTOPERINEAL FISTULA; SOCIAL STATUS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ANUS, IMPERFORATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTHERS; NEONATAL SCREENING; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECTUM; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84891030757     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: 1439359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1337116     Document Type: Article

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