Being insured improves safe delivery practices in Rwanda

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 779-784

  Hong, Rathavuth ^a   Ayad, Mohamed ^a   Ngabo, Fidele ^b  

^a ICF Macro   (United States)

^b Rwanda Ministry of Health   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

Delivery at home; Health insurance; Rwanda; Unskilled birth attendant

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; RWANDA; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; RWANDA; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80655149194     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-011-9376-4     Document Type: Article

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