Predictors of nurses’ and midwives’ intentions to provide maternal and child healthcare services to adolescents in South Africa

Predictors of nurses’ and midwives’ intentions to provide maternal and child healthcare services to adolescents in South Africa

Abstract Background Adolescent mothers are at a much higher risk for maternal mortality compared to mothers aged 20 years and above. Newborns born to adolescent mothers are also more likely to have low birth weight, with the risk of long-term effects such as early onset of adult diabetes than newbor...

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Main Authors: Kim Jonas, Priscilla Reddy, Bart van den Borne, Ronel Sewpaul, Anam Nyembezi, Pamela Naidoo, Rik Crutzen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Adolescents
Attitude
Family planning
Knowledge
Intention
Maternal healthcare
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-016-1901-9

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