Numbers, systems, people: How interactions influence integration. Insights from case studies of HIV and reproductive health services delivery in Kenya

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 32, Issue , 2017, Pages iv67-iv81

  Mayhew, Susannah H ^a   Sweeney, Sedona ^a   Warren, Charlotte E ^b   Collumbien, Martine ^a   Ndwiga, Charity ^c   Mutemwa, Richard ^d   Lut, Irina ^e   Colombini, Manuela ^a,f   Vassall, Anna ^a   Birdthistle, Isolde ^f   Church, Kathryn ^f   Friend DuPreez, Natalie ^f   Howard, Natasha ^f   Mak, Joelle ^f   Obure, Dayo ^f   Watts, Charlotte ^f   Abuya, Timothy ^f   Askew, Ian ^f   Kikuvi, Joshua ^f   Kimani, James ^f   Kivunaga, Jackline ^f   Mdawida, Brian ^f   Oweya, Erick ^f   Hopkins, Jonathan ^f   Oteba, Lawrence ^f   Stackpool Moore, Lucy ^f   Trossero, Ale ^f   Nhlabatsi, Zelda ^f   Simelane, Dudu ^f   Muketo, Esther ^f   Chatuluka, Mathias ^f   more..

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

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^c POPULATION COUNCIL   (Kenya)

^d Centre for Infectious Disease Control Zambia (CIDRZ)   (Zambia)

^e Family Planning Association   (United Kingdom)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Evaluation; Health systems; HIV; Integration; Reproductive health

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; KENYA; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KENYA; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

EID: 85020592780     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czx097     Document Type: Article

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