Incidence and determinants of hysterectomy in a low-income setting in Gujarat, India

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 68-78

  Desai, Sapna ^a,b,e   Campbell, Oona M R ^a   Sinha, Tara ^b   Mahal, Ajay ^c,d   Cousens, Simon ^a  

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

^b Self Employed Women's Association   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e C 9 Maharani Bagh   (India)

Author keywords

Gynaecological; Hysterectomy; India; Menstrual; Reproductive health; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; GUJARAT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LIFE CYCLE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PROFIT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SKILL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH INSURANCE; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTERINE TUBE STERILIZATION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; POVERTY; STERILIZATION, TUBAL;

EID: 85014436868     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czw099     Document Type: Article

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