Bhattacharya, Shreeporna http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7400-2346
Sundari Ravindran, T. K.
Article History
Received: 29 January 2018
Accepted: 6 August 2018
First Online: 20 August 2018
Authors’ information
: SB was a Master of Public Health Scholar at Achutha Menon Center of Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology and TKS was her supervisor during the study. Currently, SB is working in the field of maternal, newborn and child health at a non-profit organization.
: We obtained informed written consent from the women before starting the interview. Women aged < 18 years required spousal/ guardian consent. We maintained complete confidentiality throughout the study period with a complete freedom provided to the women to withdraw from the study and referral to a counselor if required. The ethical clearance for the study was received from the Institutional Ethics Committee of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, India (Reference number: SCT/IEC/751/JUNE-2015).
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