Provider perspectives on constraints in providing maternal, neonatal and child health services in the lao people's democratic republic: A qualitative study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Sychareun, Vanphanom ^a   Phommachanh, Sysavanh ^a   Soysouvanh, Soudavanh ^a   Lee, Chaeun ^b   Kang, Minah ^c   Oh, Juhwan ^d   Durham, Jo ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Laos)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; LAOS; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NEWBORN CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REMUNERATION; SCALE UP; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LANGUAGE; LAOS; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REMUNERATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891037174     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-243     Document Type: Article

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