Maternal autonomy and child health care utilization in India: Results from the national family health survey

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 401-413

  Malhotra, Chetna ^a   Malhotra, Rahul ^a   Østbye, Truls ^a,b   Subramanian, S V ^c  

^a DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

autonomy; health care seeking; immunization; India; respiratory infection

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907558139     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: 19412479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539511420418     Document Type: Article

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