Individual characteristics and use of maternal and child health services by adolescent mothers in Niger

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 592-603

  Rai, Rajesh Kumar ^a   Singh, Prashant Kumar ^b   Singh, Lucky ^a   Kumar, Chandan ^c  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescent women; Africa; Antenatal care; Child immunization; Niger; Safe delivery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; NIGER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NIGER; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896488982     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-013-1276-z     Document Type: Article

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