Increased use of recommended maternal health care as a determinant of immunization and appropriate care for fever and diarrhoea in Ghana: An analysis pooling three demographic and health surveys

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 895-905

  McGlynn, Natalie ^a   Wilk, Piotr ^a   Luginaah, Isaac ^a   Ryan, Bridget L ^a   Thind, Amardeep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Diarrhoea; Fever; Immunization; Maternal child health services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; GHANA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; GHANA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941915745     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czu090     Document Type: Article

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