A 'mystery client' evaluation of adolescent sexual and reproductive health services in health facilities from two regions in Tanzania

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Mchome, Zaina ^a   Richards, Esther ^b   Nnko, Soori ^a   Dusabe, John ^b   Mapella, Elizabeth ^c   Obasi, Angela ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONFIDENTIALITY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PRIVACY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TANZANIA; ADOLESCENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CONDOMS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925660758     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120822     Document Type: Article

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