The role of health extension workers in improving utilization of maternal health services in rural areas in Ethiopia: A cross sectional study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Medhanyie, Araya ^a,e,f   Spigt, Mark ^f,g   Kifle, Yohannes ^b   Schaay, Nikki ^d   Sanders, David ^d   Blanco, Roman ^e   Geertjan, Dinant ^f   Berhane, Yemane ^c  

^a MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b Tigray Regional Health Bureau   (Ethiopia)

^c ADDIS CONTINENTAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Ethiopia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Community health workers; Health extension workers; Income generating activities; Maternal health services; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 84867037762     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-352     Document Type: Article

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