Inequities in utilization of maternal health interventions in Namibia: Implications for progress towards MDG 5 targets

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Zere, Eyob ^a   Tumusiime, Prosper ^a   Walker, Oladapo ^a   Kirigia, Joses ^a   Mwikisa, Chris ^a   Mbeeli, Thomas ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Ministry of Health and Social Services   (Namibia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; FEMALE EDUCATION; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; INVESTMENT; MATERNAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC ACCESS; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NAMIBIA; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 77953300456     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-9-16     Document Type: Article

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