Effect of Ethiopia's Health Extension Program on Maternal and Newborn Health Care Practices in 101 Rural Districts: A Dose-Response Study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Karim, Ali Mehryar ^a   Admassu, Kesetebirhane ^b   Schellenberg, Joanna ^c   Alemu, Hibret ^a   Getachew, Nebiyu ^a   Ameha, Agazi ^a   Tadesse, Luche ^a   Betemariam, Wuleta ^a  

^a JSI RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Ethiopia)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIVERY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM INTENSITY SCORE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878625304     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065160     Document Type: Article

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