Barriers to formal emergency obstetric care services' utilization

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 88, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Essendi, Hildah ^a   Mills, Samuel ^b   Fotso, Jean Christophe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Barriers; Formal Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC); Nairobi; Qualitative data; Slums; Urban poor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POVERTY; STANDARD; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY AREAS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052967416     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-010-9481-1     Document Type: Article

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