Barriers to Adequate Prenatal Care Utilization in American Samoa

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2284-2292

  Hawley, Nicola L ^a,b   Brown, Carolyn ^c   Nu’usolia, Ofeira ^d   Ah Ching, John ^e   Muasau Howard, Bethel ^e   McGarvey, Stephen T ^c  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (American Samoa)

^e LBJ Tropical Medical Center   (American Samoa)

Author keywords

American Samoa; Kotelchuck index; Pregnancy; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AMERICAN SAMOA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AMERICAN SAMOA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84912020367     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-013-1368-9     Document Type: Article

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