Community-level impact of the reproductive health vouchers programme on service utilization in Kenya

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 165-175

  Obare, Francis ^a   Warren, Charlotte ^a   Njuki, Rebecca ^a   Abuya, Timothy ^a   Sunday, Joseph ^a   Askew, Ian ^a   Bellows, Ben ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Community level impact; Kenya; Reproductive health; Service utilization; Voucher programme

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KENYA; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; KENYA; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874904783     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs033     Document Type: Article

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