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Health and Society
Studies from C. Izugbara and colleagues reveal new findings on health and society
February 7th, 2009
"Through an analysis of focus group discussion data, we examine Kenyan traditional birth attendants (TBAs) accounts of the persistence of homebirths and the key challenges they present. TBAs associated the continued demand for homebirths with the wide-ranging character and quality of their services," researchers in Nairobi, Kenya report. "They did not consider their lack of formal training on matters of pregnancy and birthing to be a particular challenge to their work. Rather, they identified the non-cooperative and disrespectful attitudes of their counterparts in hospital settings as the most important issue," wrote C. Izugbara and colleagues. The...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-02-07)
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