Factors affecting utilization of skilled maternal care in Northwest Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Worku, Abebaw Gebeyehu ^a   Yalew, Alemayehu Worku ^b   Afework, Mesganaw Fantahun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Linked survey; Multilevel analysis; Skilled maternal care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH ORDER; DELIVERY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHIOPIA; FATHER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTNATAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL PERIOD; SOCIAL STATUS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SKILLED MATERNAL CARE, LINKED SURVEY, MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

SKILLED MATERNAL CARE, LINKED SURVEY, MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876143120     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-13-20     Document Type: Article

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