Untreated reproductive morbidities among ever married women of slums of Rajkot City, Gujarat: The role of class, distance, provider attitudes, and perceived quality of care

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 254-263

  Bhanderi, Miteshkumar N ^a   Kannan, Srinivasan ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Gujarat, India; Health policy; Health seeking; Maternal and child health; Reproductive health; Surat; Untreated morbidity; Urban slums

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL CLASS; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY AREAS; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL CLASS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953667968     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-009-9423-y     Document Type: Article

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