The determinants of delivery care in Kenya

Social Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 164-188

  Magadi, Monica ^a   Diamond, Ian ^b   Rodrigues, Roberto Nascimento ^c  

^a AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; KENYA; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; KENYA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0034286170     PISSN: 0037766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19485565.2000.9989017     Document Type: Article

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