Community motivators promote use of emergency obstetric services in rural Sierra Leone

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1997, Pages

  Kandeh, H B S ^a   Leigh, B ^b   Kanu, M S ^e   Kuteh, M ^c   Bangura, J ^c   Seisay, A L ^d  

^a Interim Natl Electoral Commission   (Sierra Leone)

^b Min of Gender and Children's Aff   (Sierra Leone)

^c Government Hospital Makeni   (Sierra Leone)

^d MCH/FP Division   (Sierra Leone)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Africa; Community; Cost; Maternal mortality; Referral; Sierra Leone; Sustainability; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; LABOR COMPLICATION; MOTIVATION; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SIERRA LEONE; SKILL;

EID: 0030702875     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(97)00167-7     Document Type: Article

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