Determinants of utilization of antenatal care services in developing countries: Recent evidence from Ghana

African Journal of Economic and Management Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-73

  Nketiah Amponsah, Edward ^a   Senadza, Bernardin ^a   Arthur, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Ghana; Health care; Health insurance; Negative binomial; Social insurance; Utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919842991     PISSN: 20400705     EISSN: 20400713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20400701311303159     Document Type: Article

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