Women's use of private and government health facilities for childbirth in Nairobi's informal settlements

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-50

  Bazant, Eva S ^a   Koenig, Michael A ^b   Fotso, Jean Christophe ^c   Mills, Samuel ^d  

^a Chesapeake SP   (United States)

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

^c AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

^d WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH SERVICES; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; MATERNAL HEALTH; URBAN AREA; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; KENYA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; KENYA; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; NAIROBI [KENYA]; NAIROBI [NAIROBI (ADS)]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 61549083428     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2009.00185.x     Document Type: Article

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