Inequity in maternal health care utilization in Vietnam

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Goland, Emilia ^a   Hoa, Dinh Thi Phuong ^b   Målqvist, Mats ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HANOI UNIVERSITY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Equity; Ethnicity; Health care utilization; Inequity; Maternal health; Skilled birth attendance; Social determinants of health; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTH WORKER; MATERNAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

VIET NAM;

EID: 84860892724     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-11-24     Document Type: Article

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