Perceived quality of and access to care among poor urban women in Kenya and their utilization of delivery care: Harnessing the potential of private clinics?

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 505-515

  Fotso, Jean Christophe ^a   Mukiira, Carol ^a  

^a AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Maternal health; perceived access; perceived quality; public private partnership; urban poor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KENYA; MATERNAL WELFARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POVERTY; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KENYA; MATERNAL WELFARE; POVERTY AREAS; PRIVATE SECTOR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84865725295     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czr074     Document Type: Article

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