A cross-sectional analytic study of postpartum health care service utilization in the Philippines

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Yamashita, Tadashi ^a,b   Suplido, Sherri Ann ^c   Ladines Llave, Cecilia ^c,d   Tanaka, Yuko ^e   Senba, Naomi ^b   Matsuo, Hiroya ^b  

^a KOBE CITY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Philippines)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^e Seisen University   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME; HOME DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; PHILIPPINES; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; HEALTH EDUCATION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHILIPPINES; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84910599095     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085627     Document Type: Article

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