Uganda Newborn Study (UNEST) trial: Community-based maternal and newborn care economic analysis

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 32, Issue , 2017, Pages i42-i52

  Ekirapa Kiracho, Elizabeth ^a   Barger, Diana ^b   Mayora, Chripus ^a   Waiswa, Peter ^a,c,d   Lawn, Joy E ^e   Kalungi, James ^a,c   Namazzi, Gertrude ^a,c   Kerber, Kate ^b   Owen, Helen ^e   Daviaud, Emmanuelle ^f  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

^c Iganga Mayuge Demographic Surveillance Site   (Uganda)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

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

^f SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community health worker; community based newborn care; costing; economic; maternal; newborn; Uganda; village health team

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EXPECTANT MOTHER; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOME VISIT; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UGANDA; VOLUNTEER; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; UGANDA; VOLUNTEERS;

EID: 85030673170     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czw092     Document Type: Article

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