Differences in essential newborn care at birth between private and public health facilities in eastern Uganda

Global Health Action

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Waiswa, Peter ^a,b,c   Akuze, Joseph ^b   Peterson, Stefan ^a,b,d   Kerber, Kate ^e   Tetui, Moses ^b   Forsberg, Birger C ^a   Hanson, Claudia ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c Iganga Mayuge Health Demographic Surveillance Site   (Uganda)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Essential newborn care; Newborn health; Private health care; Public health care; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT CARE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC SECTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930632042     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v8.24251     Document Type: Article

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