Drivers and deterrents of facility delivery in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

Reproductive Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Moyer, Cheryl A ^a   Mustafa, Aesha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Facility delivery; Maternal health service utilization; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIRTH ORDER; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DELIVERY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRIVER; ETHNICITY; FACILITY BASE DELIVERY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD; OCCUPATION; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PARENTING EDUCATION; PARITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDWIFERY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84883148719     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17424755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-10-40     Document Type: Article

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