Subnational variation for care at birth in Tanzania: Is this explained by place, people, money or drugs?

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Armstrong, Corinne E ^a,b   Martínez Álvarez, Melisa ^a   Singh, Neha S ^a   John, Theopista ^c   Afnan Holmes, Hoviyeh ^a,d   Grundy, Chris ^a   Ruktanochai, Corrine W ^e   Borghi, Josephine ^a   Magoma, Moke ^b   Msemo, Georgina ^f   Matthews, Zoe ^e   Mtei, Gemini ^g   Lawn, Joy E ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Evidence for Action   (Tanzania)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d Independent Consultant   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^f MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Tanzania)

^g IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Health financing; Health systems; Health workforce; Maternal health; Newborn health; Quality of care; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

BIRTH; BIRTH RATE; ECONOMICS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HUMAN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TANZANIA;

BIRTH RATE; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE FINANCING; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; TANZANIA;

EID: 84986905965     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3404-3     Document Type: Article

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