Impact of implementation of free high-quality health care on health facility attendance by sick children in rural western Kenya

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 711-720

  Burgert, Clara R ^a   Bigogo, Godfrey ^b,c   Adazu, Kubaje ^b,c   Odhiambo, Frank ^b,c   Buehler, James ^a   Breiman, Robert F ^b,c   Laserson, Kayla ^b,c   Hamel, Mary J ^b,c   Feikin, Daniel R ^b,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Health systems; Health utilization

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH PROGRAM; RURAL AREA;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONSULTATION; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; FEVER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENYA; MALE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEASONS;

ASEMBO; KENYA; NYANZA;

EID: 79955781643     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02752.x     Document Type: Article

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