Decomposing Kenyan socio-economic inequalities in skilled birth attendance and measles immunization

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Van Malderen, Carine ^a   Ogali, Irene ^b   Khasakhala, Anne ^c   Muchiri, Stephen N ^d   Sparks, Corey ^e   Van Oyen, Herman ^f   Speybroeck, Niko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d Futures Group   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^f SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Concentration index; Decomposition; Kenya; Measles immunization; Skilled birth attendance; Socio economic inequalities

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; IMMUNIZATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CLINICAL INDICATOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; MEASLES VACCINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MEASLES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

KENYA;

EID: 84871878323     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-12-3     Document Type: Article

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