Undertaking a complex evaluation of safe motherhood in rural Burkina Faso

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 1-5

  Graham, Wendy J ^a   Conombo, S Ghislaine ^b   Zombré, D Sosthène ^b   Meda, Nicolas ^c   Byass, Peter ^a   De Brouwere, Vincent ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b World Health Organisation ^*  (Burkina Faso)

^c CENTRE MURAZ   (Burkina Faso)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Complex evaluation; Safe motherhood strategies; Skilled attendance at delivery

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; MATERNAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; RURAL AREA;

BURKINA FASO; CESAREAN SECTION; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTRAPARTUM CARE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

BURKINA FASO; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

AFRICA; BURKINA FASO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 45149110547     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02081.x     Document Type: Review

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