Health and human rights: A statistical measurement framework using household survey data in Uganda

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Wesonga, Ronald ^a   Owino, Abraham ^a   Ssekiboobo, Agnes ^a   Atuhaire, Leonard ^a   Jehopio, Peter ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Health indicators; Household survey; Human rights; Statistical models

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MODEL; MONITORING; PROBABILITY; UGANDA; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MALE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UGANDA;

EID: 84976358984     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12914-015-0049-8     Document Type: Article

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