Pattern and predictors of maternal care-seeking practices for severe neonatal jaundice in Nigeria: A multi-centre survey

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Ezeaka, Chinyere V ^a   Ugwu, Rosemary O ^b   Mukhtar Yola, Mariya ^c   Ekure, Ekanem N ^a   Olusanya, Bolajoko O ^d  

^a LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^d Healthy Start Initiative   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Haemolytic agents; Health promotion; Health seeking behaviour; Neonatal jaundice; Newborn care; Self medication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NIGERIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901499858     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-192     Document Type: Review

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