International Journal of
Nursing and Midwifery

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Nurs. Midwifery
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2456
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJNM
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 213

Full Length Research Paper

Determinants of satisfactory facility-based care for women during childbirth in Kumasi, Ghana

Veronica Millicent Dzomeku
  • Veronica Millicent Dzomeku
  • Department of Nursing, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Brian van Wyk
  • Brian van Wyk
  • School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
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Lucia Knight
  • Lucia Knight
  • School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
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Jody Rae Lori
  • Jody Rae Lori
  • School of Nursing, University of Michigan, USA.
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  •  Received: 05 March 2018
  •  Accepted: 03 April 2018
  •  Published: 30 April 2018

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