Ethnic disparities in utilisation of maternal health care services in Ghana: Evidence from the 2007 Ghana Maternal Health Survey

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 85-101

  Ganle, John Kuumuori ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

ethnic disparities; ethnic minorities; ethnicity; Ghana; maternal health care; utilisation

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC MINORITY; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TETANUS;

GHANA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ECONOMICS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947035537     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: 14653419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2015.1015499     Document Type: Article

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