What impact does contact with the prenatal care system have on women's use of facility delivery? Evidence from low-income countries

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1882-1890

  Guliani, Harminder ^a   Sepehri, Ardeshir ^b   Serieux, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asia; Health facility delivery; Latin America; Low income countries; Prenatal care; Sub Saharan Africa; Women

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; LOW INCOME POPULATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL CARE; PARITY; POVERTY; PRENATAL CARE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ASIA; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

LATIN AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84860427224     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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