Perceived quality of reproductive care for girls in a competitive voucher programme. A quasi-experimental intervention study, Managua, Nicaragua

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-42

  Meuwissen, Liesbeth E ^a,e   Gorter, Anna C ^b   Knottnerus, J A ^c,d  

^a ICAS   (Nicaragua)

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

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Health Council of the Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^e NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Contraception; Intervention program; Nicaragua; Patient satisfaction; Primary health care; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MOTHER; NICARAGUA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CONTRACEPTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; NICARAGUA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNCOMPENSATED CARE;

EID: 31744443613     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzi073     Document Type: Article

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