Social and cultural factors affecting maternal health in rural Gambia: An exploratory qualitative study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2016, Pages

  Lowe, Mat ^a   Chen, Duan Rung ^a   Huang, Song Lih ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; SEXISM; SOCIAL ASPECT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84992049102     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163653     Document Type: Article

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