Effects of planned, mistimed and unwanted pregnancies on the use of prenatal health services in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry analysis of Demographic and Health Survey data

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1552-1561

  Amo Adjei, Joshua ^a,b   Anamaale Tuoyire, Derek ^b  

^a AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Africa; mistimed; planned; pregnancy; prenatal; unwanted

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; LOGISTICS; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

BURKINA FASO; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; META ANALYSIS; NAMIBIA; NIGER; PREVENTION; SWAZILAND; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DEMOGRAPHY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION;

BURKINA FASO; NAMIBIA; NIGER [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA; SWAZILAND;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL HEALTH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 84996549829     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12788     Document Type: Article

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