Socio-economic and Demographic Determinants of Antenatal Care Services Utilization in Central Nepal
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Socio-economic and Demographic Determinants of Antenatal Care Services Utilization in Central Nepal
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE The importance of maternal health services in lessening maternal mortality and morbidity as well as neonatal deaths has received substantial recognition in the past decade. The lack of antenatal care has been identified as a risk factor for maternal mortality and other adverse pregnancy outcomes. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting attendance of...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of MCH and AIDS (IJMA)
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2161-8674,2161-864X
DOI: 10.21106/ijma.27