Overcoming access barriers for facility-based delivery in low-income settings: Insights from Bangladesh and Uganda

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 438-445

  Parkhurst, Justin O ^a   Rahman, Syed Azizur ^a   Ssengooba, Freddie ^b  

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

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Comparative studies; Delivery; Health facilities; Health services; Healthcare; Maternal health; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UGANDA;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; TRANSPORTATION; UGANDA;

EID: 34249704072     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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