Social and Cultural Factors Affecting Maternal Health in Rural Gambia: An Exploratory Qualitative Study

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Duan‐Rung Chen · National Taiwan University

Song‐Lih Huang · National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Abstract

Our findings suggest that despite women's multiple roles in the household, their positions are quite unfavorable. The high maternal morbidity and mortality rate in The Gambia is related to practices associated with gender inequality.

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Global Maternal and Child Health Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Child Nutrition and Water Access

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Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 11, Issue 9, pp. e0163653-e0163653

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163653

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Social and Cultural Factors Affecting Maternal Health in Rural Gambia: An Exploratory Qualitative Study

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