Women's perception of quality of maternity services: A longitudinal survey in Nepal

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Karkee, Rajendra ^a   Lee, Andy H ^b   Pokharel, Paras K ^a  

^a BP Koirala Institute of Health Science   (Nepal)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Maternity services; Nepal; Perceptions; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; NEPAL; PERCEPTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIVACY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MATERNITY WARD; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; STANDARD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTHING CENTERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEPAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WATER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892773685     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-45     Document Type: Article

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