The impact of a microfinance program on client perceptions of the quality of care provided by private sector midwives in Uganda

Health Services Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6 II, 2004, Pages 2081-2100

  Agha, Sohail ^a   Balal, Asma ^b   Ogojo Okello, Francis ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu   (United States)

^c ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Impact evaluation; Microfinance; Quality of care; Quasi experiment; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDWIFE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; TRAINING; UGANDA;

EID: 10044265308     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2004.00333.x     Document Type: Article

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