Improving poor women's access to maternity care: Findings from a primary care intervention in Burkina Faso

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 682-690

  Brazier, Ellen ^a   Andrzejewski, Catherine ^b   Perkins, Margaret E ^a   Themmen, Ellen M ^a,c   Knight, Rodney J ^b   Bassane, Brahima ^c  

^a Family Care International   (United States)

^b Principia International   (United States)

^c NONE   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Burkina Faso; Intervention; Maternity care seeking; Skilled attendance; Wealth inequalities; Women

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; HEALTH SERVICES; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MATERNAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WOMENS STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; BURKINA FASO; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AFRICA; BURKINA FASO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 68749091043     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.06.023     Document Type: Article

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