What does access to maternal care mean among the urban poor? Factors associated with use of appropriate maternal health services in the slum settlements of Nairobi, Kenya

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 130-137

  Fotso, Jean Christophe ^a   Ezeh, Alex ^a   Madise, Nyovani ^a,b   Ziraba, Abdhallah ^a   Ogollah, Reuben ^a  

^a AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health facility delivery; Kenya; Maternal health; Urban poor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KENYA; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARITY; POVERTY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KENYA; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; POVERTY AREAS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 58149093243     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-008-0326-4     Document Type: Article

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