Changing fortunes: Analysis of fluctuating policy space for family planning in Kenya

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 339-350

  Crichton, Joanna ^a  

^a AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Contraception; Family planning; Health policy; Policy analysis

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRACEPTION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; KENYA; POLITICS; POPULATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

CONTRACEPTION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KENYA; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 49749092999     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czn020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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