Are social franchises contributing to universal access to reproductive health services in low-income countries?

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 19, Issue 38, 2011, Pages 85-101

  Sundari Ravindran, T K ^a   Fonn, Sharon ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Asia; Privatisation; Reproductive health services; Social franchises

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONTRACTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; POVERTY AREAS; PRIVATE SECTOR; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 82355161404     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: 14609576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(11)38581-3     Document Type: Article

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