Facilitating women's access to misoprostol through community-based advocacy in Kenya and Tanzania

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 53-55

  Coeytaux, Francine ^a   Hessini, Leila ^b   Ejano, Nondo ^c   Obbuyi, Albert ^d   Oguttu, Monica ^e   Osur, Joachim ^b   Shuken, Kristen ^a  

^a Public Health Institute   (United States)

^b IPAS   (United States)

^c Women's Promotion Centre   (Tanzania)

^d Centre for the Study of Adolescence   (Kenya)

^e KMET   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Abortion; Advocacy; Hemorrhage; Misoprostol; Pharmacy access; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ABORTION; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCOMPLETE ABORTION; KENYA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PILL; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANZANIA;

ABORTION; ADVOCACY; HEMORRHAGE; MISOPROSTOL; PHARMACY ACCESS; POSTPARTUM;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; KENYA; MISOPROSTOL; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; TANZANIA;

EID: 84896727815     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.10.004     Document Type: Article

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