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Accredited Social Health Activists and pregnancy-related services in Uttarakhand, India

Authors: Amit Shukla, Tarun Bhatnagar

Published in: BMC Proceedings | Special Issue 1/2012

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Accredited social health activist (ASHA) is a key link to public health services in villages in India. We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the proportion of women utilising services of the ASHA for pregnancy-related conditions. We assessed the knowledge, attitude, practices, hindrances and motivation factors among ASHAs regarding pregnancy-related conditions. We also sought to determine the factors associated with the utilisation of ASHAs for pregnancy-related services. …

Title: Accredited Social Health Activists and pregnancy-related services in Uttarakhand, India
Authors: Amit Shukla
Tarun Bhatnagar
Publication date: 01-12-2012
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Proceedings / Issue Special Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1753-6561
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1753-6561-6-S1-P4

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