Determinants of skilled birth attendant utilization in Afghanistan: A cross-sectional study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1849-1856

  Mayhew, Maureen ^a,b   Hansen, Peter M ^c   Peters, David H ^c   Edward, Anbrasi ^c   Singh, Lakhwinder P ^d   Dwivedi, Vikas ^d   Mashkoor, Ashraf ^e   Burnham, Gilbert ^c  

^a VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Institute of Health Management Research   (India)

^e Ministry of Public Health   (Afghanistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; READING; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE MIDWIFE; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAVEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WAR;

AFGHANISTAN; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE MIDWIVES; OBSTETRICS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL; WAR;

EID: 52449102284     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.123471     Document Type: Article

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