Assessing the population-level impact of vouchers on access to health facility delivery for women in Kenya

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue , 2014, Pages 183-189

  Obare, Francis ^a   Warren, Charlotte ^b   Abuya, Timothy ^a   Askew, Ian ^a   Bellows, Ben ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Kenya)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health facility delivery; Improving access; Kenya; Reproductive health; Voucher program

Indexed keywords

HEALTH FACILITY DELIVERY; IMPROVING ACCESS; KENYA; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; VOUCHER PROGRAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KENYA; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894257266     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.12.007     Document Type: Article

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