title: Some aspects of traditional birth attendants' practice in a rural area in Tanzania.
abstract: As a pre-intervention study to improve the safety of the practice of traditional birth attendants, all 29 attendants in one rural area in Tanzania were interviewed, using a pre-tested questionnaire seeking information on the instruments used, care of the umbilical cord, and how they dealt with problem cases. The results are presented and discussed in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Traditional Medicine Research Unit, Muhimbili Medical Centre, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Semali
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016488:Medicine, African Traditional; D008880:Midwifery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012424:Rural Population; D013636:Tanzania