How intra-familial decision-making affects women's access to, and use of maternal healthcare services in Ghana: A qualitative study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Ganle, John Kuumuori ^a   Obeng, Bernard ^b   Segbefia, Alexander Yao ^b   Mwinyuri, Vitalis ^b   Yeboah, Joseph Yaw ^b   Baatiema, Leonard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LACTATION; MATERNAL CARE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT; YOUNG ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY RELATION; GRANDPARENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; SPOUSE; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GHANA; GRANDPARENTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPOUSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938929470     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0590-4     Document Type: Article

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