Microfinance and women's health: An evaluation of women's health behaviors in Jimma, Ethiopia

International Journal of Culture and Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 152-161

  Collier, Stephanie ^a   Tesfaye, Markos ^b   Henderson, Tanya ^c   Abafita, Jemal ^d   Tarbi, Elise ^e   Pietras, Alison ^e   Chemali, Zeina ^f  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c Law Offices of Tanya Henderson   (United States)

^d Unit of Vector Biology and Control   (Ethiopia)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; health behavior; microfinance; women's health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897906736     PISSN: 17542863     EISSN: 17542871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17542863.2012.734839     Document Type: Article

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