Emergency obstetric care in Mali: Catastrophic spending and its impoverishing effects on households;Atención obstétrica de urgencia en Malí: Gastos catastróficos y sus efectos empobrecedores en los hogares

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 207-216

  Arsenault, Catherine ^a   Fournier, Pierre ^a   Philibert, Aline ^a   Sissoko, Koman ^b   Coulibaly, Aliou ^a   Tourigny, Caroline ^a   Traoré, Mamadou ^c   Dumont, Alexandre ^d  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CARE International ^*  (Mali)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAMAKO   (Mali)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEALTH CARE; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MATERNAL HEALTH; PUBLIC SPENDING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALI; OBSTETRIC EMERGENCY; PATIENT REFERRAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS; CESAREAN SECTION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALI; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRESCRIPTION FEES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

KAYES; MALI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874609339     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.12.108969     Document Type: Article

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