Increasing maternal healthcare use in Rwanda: Implications for child nutrition and survival

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 107, Issue , 2014, Pages 61-67

  Pierce, Hayley ^a   Heaton, Tim B ^a   Hoffmann, John ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health inequality; Healthcare utilization; Maternal health; Rwanda

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; MATERNAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; CHILD NUTRITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RWANDA; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL RATE;

RWANDA;

HEALTH INEQUALITY; HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION; MATERNAL HEALTH; RWANDA;

ADULT; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; RWANDA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84896966122     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.02.007     Document Type: Article

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