Factors influencing the use of maternal healthcare services and childhood immunization in Swaziland

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Tsawe, Mluleki ^a   Moto, Amos ^b   Netshivhera, Thendo ^c   Ralesego, Lesego ^d   Nyathi, Cassandra ^d   Susuman, A Sathiya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b Population Statistics Division Statistics South Africa (StatsSA)   (South Africa)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Child health; Delivery care; Immunization; Maternal healthcare; Postnatal care; Socio demographic factors

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES; IMMUNIZATION; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PARITY; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL MEDIA; SWAZILAND; URBAN AREA; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

SWAZILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SWAZILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926462345     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-015-0162-2     Document Type: Article

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