An impact evaluation of the Safe Motherhood Promotion Project in Bangladesh: Evidence from Japanese aid-funded technical cooperation

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 83, Issue , 2013, Pages 34-41

  Kamiya, Yusuke ^a   Yoshimura, Yukie ^b   Islam, Mohammad Tajul ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Community mobilization; Development project; Impact evaluation; Japan International Cooperation Agency; Maternal health; Safe motherhood

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; HEALTH CARE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MATERNAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; RURAL AREA;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCOME; JAPANESE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; JAPAN; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84875385270     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.01.035     Document Type: Article

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