Safe motherhood voucher programme coverage of health facility deliveries among poor women in South-western Uganda

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2014, Pages

  Kanya, Lucy ^a   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; Maternal health vouchers; programme coverage; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; UGANDA;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; UGANDA;

EID: 84896897327     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czt079     Document Type: Article

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