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MEIRMANOV Serik
Department Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of Sustainability and Tourism Position Professor |
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| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2015/07 |
| Type | Research paper (Academic/Professional Journal) |
| Peer Review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | Sociodemographic factors associated with infant abandonment in maternity hospitals in Kazakhstan: a case–control study |
| Contribution Type | Joint Work |
| Journal | Public Health |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 129(7),pp.1010-1013 |
| Author and coauthor | N. Yelissinova, A.M. Grjibovskib, A. Yelissinova, T. Rakhypbekov, Y. Semenova, Z. Smailova, S. Meirmanov |
| Details | Highlights •We studied factors associated with abandonment of infants in maternity wards in Kazakhstan. •Being unmarried, having an unwanted pregnancy and a low birth weight baby are predictors of infant abandonment. •Greater openness and more research are needed for identification of women at-risk and development of preventive programmes. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.04.009 |