Bypassing primary care facilities for childbirth: A population-based study in rural Tanzania

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 279-288

  Kruk, Margaret E ^a,b   Mbaruku, Godfrey ^c   McCord, Colin W ^b   Moran, Molly ^a   Rockers, Peter C ^a   Galea, Sandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

developing countries; facility delivery; Maternal health services; quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; TANZANIA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69049095552     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czp011     Document Type: Article

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