A cross sectional comparison of postnatal care quality in facilities participating in a maternal health voucher program versus non-voucher facilities in Kenya

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Warren, Charlotte E ^a   Abuya, Timothy ^b   Kanya, Lucy ^b   Obare, Francis ^b   Njuki, Rebecca ^b   Temmerman, Marleen ^c   Bellows, Ben ^b  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (Kenya)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

OBA; Postnatal care; Process and outcome; Quality of care; Structure; Vvoucher

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BCG VACCINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; GENTAMICIN; GESTAGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; LAMIVUDINE PLUS ZIDOVUDINE; MEASLES VACCINE; METRONIDAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NEVIRAPINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE; STAVUDINE; TETANUS TOXOID; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT FEEDING; INFORMED CONSENT; KENYA; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; POSTNATAL CARE; POVERTY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ACCREDITATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEWBORN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENYA; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84937801896     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0588-y     Document Type: Article

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