Maternal mortality, birth with a health professional and distance to obstetric care in Indonesia and Bangladesh

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1193-1201

  Scott, S ^a   Chowdhury, M E ^b   Pambudi, E S ^c   Qomariyah, S N ^c   Ronsmans, C ^a  

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

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Distance to health facility; Health professional; Maternal mortality; Skilled attendant

Indexed keywords

DATA; HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; TIME OF DEATH;

DISTANCE TO HEALTH FACILITY; HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; MATERNAL MORTALITY; SKILLED ATTENDANT;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDONESIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TRAVEL; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

BANGLADESH; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDONESIA; JAVA; MATLAB; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 84883741100     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12175     Document Type: Article

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