Factors affecting home delivery in rural Tanzania

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 862-872

  Mrisho, Mwifadhi ^a,d   Schellenberg, Joanna A ^a,c   Mushi, Adiel K ^b,c   Obrist, Brigit ^d   Mshinda, Hassan ^a   Tanner, Marcel ^d   Schellenberg, David ^a,c  

^a IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

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

^d SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Home delivery; Risk factors; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; GENDER ROLE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MATERNAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; TANZANIA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TANZANIA; TRANSPORTATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 34347230495     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01855.x     Document Type: Article

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