Midwives perspectives on risk factors influencing maternal morbidity and mortality rates in Zambia: A case of Lusaka and Mumbwa Districts

Kalusopa Mwiinga Victoria; Mukwato Katowa Patricia; Muleya Mutinta; Kwaleyela Concepta; Musenge Emmanuel; Chapima Fabian; Nambala Sianchapa Brenda; Jon Oyvind Odland; Babil Stray-Pedersen; Maimbolwa Connie Margaret

doi:10.5897/IJNM2019.0368

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

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Midwives perspectives on risk factors influencing maternal morbidity and mortality rates in Zambia: A case of Lusaka and Mumbwa Districts

Kalusopa Mwiinga Victoria

Kalusopa Mwiinga Victoria
Department of Nursing Sciences, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Mukwato Katowa Patricia

Mukwato Katowa Patricia
Department of Nursing Sciences, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Muleya Mutinta

Muleya Mutinta
Department of Nursing Sciences, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Kwaleyela Concepta

Kwaleyela Concepta
Department of Nursing Sciences, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Musenge Emmanuel

Musenge Emmanuel
Department of Nursing Sciences, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Chapima Fabian

Chapima Fabian
Department of Nursing Sciences, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Nambala Sianchapa Brenda

Nambala Sianchapa Brenda
Department of Nursing Sciences, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Jon Oyvind Odland

Jon Oyvind Odland
Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromso, Norway.
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Babil Stray-Pedersen

Babil Stray-Pedersen
Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromso, Norway.
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Maimbolwa Connie Margaret

Maimbolwa Connie Margaret
Department of Nursing Sciences, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Article Number - 42394BD63485
Vol.12(2), pp. 64-70 , April 2020
https://doi.org/10.5897/IJNM2019.0368

Received: 14 April 2019
Accepted: 19 December 2019
Published: 30 April 2020

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