Cost of delivering child immunization services in urban Bangladesh: A study based on facility-level surveys

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 404-412

  Khan, M Mahmud ^a,b   Khan, Suhaila H ^b   Walker, Damian ^b   Fox Rushby, Julia ^b   Cutts, Felicity ^b   Akramuzzaman, S M ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c ICDDRB Clinical Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Community participation; Cost and cot analysis; Health facilities; Immunization; Non governmental organizations

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; RETINOL; TETANUS TOXOID;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CITY; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPHTHERIA; DRUG COST; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES; PERTUSSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TETANUS; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN AREA; VACCINATION;

BANGLADESH; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROGRAM EVALUATION; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 12144272129     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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