Attitudes and behaviours of maternal health care providers in interactions with clients: a systematic review.

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Published in Global Health on August 15, 2015

Authors

P Mannava1, K Durrant2, J Fisher3, M Chersich4,5, S Luchters6,7,8,9

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for International Health, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. pmannava@gmail.com.
2: Centre for International Health, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. kdurrant@burnet.edu.au.
3: Jean Hailes Research Unit, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. jane.fisher@monash.edu.
4: International Centre for Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. matthew.chersich@wits.ac.za.
5: Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. matthew.chersich@wits.ac.za.
6: Centre for International Health, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. sluchters@burnet.edu.au.
7: International Centre for Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. sluchters@burnet.edu.au.
8: Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. sluchters@burnet.edu.au.
9: Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. sluchters@burnet.edu.au.

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