Barriers to Utilization of Antenatal Care Services in Eastern Nepal

Frontiers in Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Deo, Krishna Kumar ^a   Paudel, Yuba Raj ^b   Khatri, Resham Bahadur ^c   Bhaskar, Ravi Kumar ^d   Paudel, Rajan ^e   Mehata, Suresh ^b   Wagle, Rajendra Raj ^e  

^a Karuna Foundation Nepal   (Nepal)

^b Minister for Health and Population Nepal   (Nepal)

^c SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^d National Medical College   (Nepal)

^e TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

four antenatal care visits; Nepal; socio cultural factors; utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978414984     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22962565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2015.00197     Document Type: Article

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