Anchoring contextual analysis in health policy and systems research: A narrative review of contextual factors influencing health committees in low and middle income countries

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 133, Issue , 2015, Pages 159-167

  George, Asha ^a   Scott, Kerry ^a,b   Garimella, Surekha ^b   Mondal, Shinjini ^b   Ved, Rajani ^c   Sheikh, Kabir ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^c National Health Systems Resource Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Community; Context; Health administration; Health committee; Health facility; Low and middle income countries; Society

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; LOW INCOME POPULATION;

AWARENESS; CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMUNITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; LEGAL ASPECT; MARKET; POLITICAL SYSTEM; REVIEW; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIETY; TRUST; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT;

SCOPUS;

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84927137911     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.03.049     Document Type: Review

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