Equity in Maternal Health in South Africa: Analysis of Health Service Access and Health Status in a National Household Survey

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Wabiri, Njeri ^a   Chersich, Matthew ^b,c   Zuma, Khangelani ^a   Blaauw, Duane ^b   Goudge, Jane ^b   Dwane, Ntabozuko ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV TEST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MULTIPARA; PHYSICIAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA; TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883643855     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073864     Document Type: Article

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