Magnitude and trends of inequalities in antenatal care and delivery under skilled care among different socio-demographic groups in Ghana from 1988 - 2008

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Asamoah, Benedict O ^a   Agardh, Anette ^a   Pettersson, Karen O ^a   Östergren, Per Olof ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE; NURSE; PARITY; PHYSICIAN; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; DELIVERY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; INCOME; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910035640     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-295     Document Type: Article

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