Traditional and professional birth attendants influence on womens decisions of birth place and type of birth assistance – A qualitative study in Tanga District, Tanzania
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متن کاملDissatisfaction with traditional birth attendants in rural Tanzania.
OBJECTIVE To assess women's satisfaction with traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in rural Tanzania. METHOD A population-representative sample of households in Kasulu district was used to collect data on demographics, childbirth history, and perception of TBAs and doctors/nurses from women who had recently had a child and from their partners. RESULTS Two-thirds of women who gave birth in a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nordisk sygeplejeforskning
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1892-2686,1892-2678
DOI: 10.18261/issn1892-2686-2012-01-09