Can a comprehensive voucher programme prompt changes in doctors' knowledge, attitudes and practices related to sexual and reproductive health care for adolescents? A case study from Latin America

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 889-898

  Meuwissen, Liesbeth E ^a,b,d   Gorter, Anna C ^b   Kester, Arnold D M ^a   Knottnerus, J A ^a,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Instituto CentroAmericano de la Salud   (Nicaragua)

^c Health Council of the Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^d NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Doctors' knowledge attitudes practices; Nicaragua; Quality of care; Reproductive health care; Voucher programme

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY; HEALTH WORKER; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NICARAGUA; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONDOMS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; NICARAGUA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

EID: 33744945066     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01632.x     Document Type: Article

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