Traditional Birth Attendants Lack Basic Information on HIV and Safe Delivery Practices in Rural Mysore, India


 
Language:

English

Authors:

Madhivanan P, Kumar BN, Adamson P, Krupp K

Series/Journal Title:

BMC Public Health

Volume:

10

Issue:

570

Pages:

22

Description:

There is little research on HIV awareness and practices of traditional birth attendants (TBA) in India. This study investigated knowledge and attitudes among rural TBA in Karnataka as part of a project examining how traditional birth attendants could be integrated into prevention-of-mother-to-child transmission of HIV programs in India. [from abstract]

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Geographic Focus

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