Reinvigorating Health Systems and Community-Based Services to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes: Case Study From Northern Nigeria

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 88-99

  Findley, Sally E ^a   Doctor, Henry V ^b   Ashir, Garba M ^c   Kana, Musa A ^d   Mani, Abu S ^e   Green, Cathy ^f   Afenyadu, Godwin Y ^a,g  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b Integrated Programme and Oversight Branch Division for Operations United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime   (Nigeria)

^c Health Partners International ^*  (Nigeria)

^d NONE   (Nigeria)

^e NONE   (Nigeria)

^f Health Partners International   (United Kingdom)

^g NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

community health workers; maternal and child health; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MODEL; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; WORKER; ADULT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; NIGERIA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STANDARDS; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84929336733     PISSN: 21501319     EISSN: 21501327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150131914549383     Document Type: Article

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