Costs and coverage of reproductive health interventions in three rural refugee-affected districts, Uganda

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 459-469

  Orach, Christopher Garimoi ^a,b,c,d   Dubourg, Dominique ^b   De Brouwere, Vincent ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Coverage; Host; Refugee; Reproductive health interventions (antenatal care, vaginal delivery, caesarean section, family planning, sexually transmitted infections) costs; Uganda

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; REFUGEE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REFUGEE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL AREA; UGANDA;

CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; REFUGEES; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SYPHILIS; UGANDA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 33847113971     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01788.x     Document Type: Article

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