Determinants of maternal health service utilization in Ethiopia: Analysis of the 2011 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Tarekegn, Shegaw M ^a   Lieberman, Leslie S ^b   Giedraitis, Vincentas ^c  

^a Department of Health Management Information Systems Tulane International ^*  (Ethiopia)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Delivery; Determinants; Ethiopia; Maternal health service; Postnatal care; Skilled delivery attendant

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHIOPIA; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PARITY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN AREA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DELIVERY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RELIGION; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHIOPIA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RELIGION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900843418     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-161     Document Type: Article

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