The role of gender inequities in women's access to reproductive health care: A population-level study of Namibia, Kenya, Nepal, and India

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 351-364

  Namasivayam, Amrita ^a   Osuorah, Donatus C ^b   Syed, Rahman ^a   Antai, Diddy ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c Division of Global Health and Inequalities   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Gender inequities; India; Kenya; Namibia; Nepal; Reproductive health care; Women

Indexed keywords

TETANUS TOXOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; KENYA; NAMIBIA; NEPAL; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRENATAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEX ROLE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84864855610     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S32569     Document Type: Article

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