Knowledge of obstetric danger signs and birth preparedness practices among women in rural Uganda.

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Published in Reprod Health on November 16, 2011

Authors

Jerome K Kabakyenga1, Per-Olof Östergren, Eleanor Turyakira, Karen O Pettersson

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Social Medicine and Global Health, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, CRC, Entrance 72, 205 02 Malmo, Sweden. jerome.kabakyenga@med.lu.se

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