Assessing coverage, equity and quality gaps in maternal and neonatal care in sub-Saharan Africa: An integrated approach

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Wilunda, Calistus ^a,b   Putoto, Giovanni ^a   Riva, Donata Dalla ^a   Manenti, Fabio ^a   Atzori, Andrea ^a   Calia, Federico ^c   Assefa, Tigist ^d   Turri, Bruno ^e   Emmanuel, Onapa ^f   Straneo, Manuela ^g   Kisika, Firma ^h   Tarmbulini, Giorgio ⁱ  

^a Projects Department Doctors with Africa CUAMM   (Italy)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Doctors with Africa CUAMM   (Ethiopia)

^d Wolisso Hospital   (Ethiopia)

^e Doctors with Africa CUAMM   (Uganda)

^f Aber Hospital   (Uganda)

^g Doctors with Africa CUAMM   (Tanzania)

^h MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Tanzania)

ⁱ Centro per la Salute del Bambino   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CARE ASSESSMENT TOOL; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; TANZANIA; UGANDA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADULT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; OBSTETRICS; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; STANDARDS;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRICS; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84930631501     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127827     Document Type: Article

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