Barriers to neonatal care in developing countries: Parents' and providers' perceptions

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 852-858

  Martinez, Alma M ^a   Khu, Dung Thi Khanh ^b   Boo, Nem Yun ^c   Neou, Leakhena ^d   Saysanasongkham, Bounnack ^e   Partridge, John Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL OF PEDIATRICS   (Viet Nam)

^c UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

^d Angkor Hospital for Children   (Cambodia)

^e Mother and Child Health Hospital   (Laos)

Author keywords

barrier; developing country; health care access; low resource country

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LAOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIET NAM;

ADULT; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866250630     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02544.x     Document Type: Article

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