Contextual Determinants of Maternal Health Care Service Utilization in Nigeria

Women and Health

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 647-668

  Ononokpono, Dorothy Ngozi ^a,b   Odimegwu, Clifford Obby ^b   Imasiku, Eunice ^b,c   Adedini, Sunday ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^d OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

antenatal care visits; community; maternal health care service; multi level models; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885416074     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2013.826319     Document Type: Article

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