Prevalence of hysterectomy among rural and urban women with and without health insurance in Gujarat, India

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 19, Issue 37, 2011, Pages 42-51

  Desai, Sapna ^a   Sinha, Tara ^b   Mahal, Ajay ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Consultant VimoSEWA ^*  (India)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gynaecological morbidity; Health insurance; Hysterectomy; India; Menstruation and menstrual disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INDIA; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENSTRUATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INDIA; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955711107     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(11)37553-2     Document Type: Article

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