Determinants of perceived quality of obstetric care in rural Tanzania: A cross-sectional study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Larson, Elysia ^a   Hermosilla, Sabrina ^a   Kimweri, Angela ^b   Mbaruku, Godfrey M ^b   E Kruk, Margaret ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Health services; Maternal health; Measurement; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARDS; TANZANIA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TANZANIA;

EID: 84928801391     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-483     Document Type: Article

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