The impact of demand factors, quality of care and access to facilities on contraceptive use in Tanzania

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-26

  Arends Kuenning, Mary ^a   Kessy, Flora L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Economic and Social Research Foundation   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CULTURAL VALUE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TANZANIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TANZANIA;

EID: 34247481035     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932005001045     Document Type: Article

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