Why do women not deliver in health facilities: A qualitative study of the community perspectives in south central Ethiopia?

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Roro, Meselech Assegid ^a   Hassen, Emebet Mahmoud ^a   Lemma, Alemayehu Mekonen ^a   Gebreyesus, Seifu Hagos ^a   Afework, Mesganaw Fantahun ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Community perspective; Delivery; Ethiopia; Qualitative; Skilled attendant at birth

Indexed keywords

DELIVERY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84908514084     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-556     Document Type: Article

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