Women's perceptions of antenatal, delivery, and postpartum services in rural Tanzania

Global Health Action

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Mahiti, Gladys Reuben ^a   Mkoka, Dickson Ally ^a   Kiwara, Angwara Dennis ^a   Mbekenga, Columba Kokusiima ^a   Hurtig, Anna Karin ^b   Goicolea, Isabel ^b  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health facility; Maternal health; Postpartum; Tanzania; Women's perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TANZANIA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84948823466     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v8.28567     Document Type: Article

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