Towards an understanding of regional disparities in social inequities in maternal health in Malawi

African Health Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 234-241

  Makoka, D ^a  

^a LILONGWE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Malawi; Maternal health; Socio economic inequities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MALAWI; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL SERVICE; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALAWI; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949521540     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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