What affects clean delivery kit utilization at birth in Nepal? A qualitative study

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages NP1263-NP1272

  Morrison, Joanna ^a   Jacoby, Caroline ^b   Ghimire, Sagar ^c   Oyloe, Peter ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND POPULATION   (Nepal)

^d Academy for Education Development   (United States)

Author keywords

child survival; global health; health communication; health systems; maternal and child health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; DEVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NEPAL; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDWIFERY; NEPAL; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84926370542     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: 19412479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539512458950     Document Type: Article

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