Barriers to accessing health care in Nigeria: Implications for child survival

Global Health Action

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-10

  Adedini, Sunday A ^a,b   Odimegwu, Clifford ^a   Bamiwuye, Olusina ^b   Fadeyibi, Opeyemi ^b   De Wet, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Access; Cultural barriers; Health care; Physical barriers; Under five mortality

Indexed keywords

ACCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL BARRIERS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL BARRIERS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCESS; CULTURAL BARRIERS; HEALTH CARE; PHYSICAL BARRIERS; UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904384940     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v7.23499     Document Type: Article

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