Understanding barriers to maternal child health services utilisation in northern Ghana

Journal of Social Development in Africa

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-155

  Galaa, Sylvester Z ^a   Daare, Kareem ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (Ghana)

^b UDS   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Barriers; Ghana; Maternal and child health services; Northern regions; Traditional birth attendants

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTH WORKER; MATERNAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; RURAL POPULATION;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 64949123108     PISSN: 10121080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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