Towards an understanding of the multilevel factors associated with maternal health care utilization in Uttar Pradesh, India

Global Health Action

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Sridharan, Sanjeev ^a   Dey, Arnab ^b   Seth, Aparna ^b   Chandurkar, Dharmendra ^b   Singh, Kultar ^b   Hay, Katherine ^a   Gibson, Rachael ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Sambodhi Research and Communications Limited   (India)

^c BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Health inequities; Maternal health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; BANK ACCOUNT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME DELIVERY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUSBAND; LITERACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; REGISTRATION; UTTAR PRADESH; ADULT; AGE; INDIA; MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CARE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INDIA; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85028596089     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2017.1287493     Document Type: Article

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