Maternal death inquiry and response in India - the impact of contextual factors on defining an optimal model to help meet critical maternal health policy objectives

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kalter, Henry D ^a   Mohan, Pavitra ^b   Mishra, Archana ^c   Gaonkar, Narayan ^b   Biswas, Akhil B ^d   Balakrishnan, Sudha ^b   Arya, Gaurav ^b   Babille, Marzio ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

^c Directorate of Health Services   (India)

^d R G KAR MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Community participation; Death inquiry; Health policy; Maternal mortality; Verbal autopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL STATUS; ADOLESCENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REGISTER; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIA; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGISTRIES; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857783015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-9-41     Document Type: Article

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