Measuring equity in utilization of emergency obstetric care at Wolisso Hospital in Oromiya, Ethiopia: A cross sectional study

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Wilunda, Calistus ^a   Putoto, Giovanni ^a   Manenti, Fabio ^a   Castiglioni, Maria ^b   Azzimonti, Gaetano ^c   Edessa, Wagari ^d   Atzori, Andrea ^a   Merialdi, Mario ^e   Betrán, Ana Pilar ^e   Vogel, Joshua ^e,f   Criel, Bart ^g  

^a Doctors with Africa CUAMM   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Wolisso Hospital   (Ethiopia)

^d Zonal Health Department   (Ethiopia)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^g INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Access; Emergency obstetrics care; Maternal health; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUITY; HEALTH CARE; NEONATE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SURVEY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

ETHIOPIA; OROMIA;

EID: 84876708944     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-12-27     Document Type: Article

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