T Ensor, S Cooper - Health policy and planning, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Evidence suggests that demand-side barriers may be as important as supply factors in deterring patients from obtaining treatment. Yet relatively little attention is given, either by …
O O'Donnell - Cadernos de saude publica, 2007 - SciELO Brasil
Effective health care interventions are underutilized in the developing world, and income- related disparities in use are large. The evidence concerning this access problem is …
Abstract Background The Ghana Community based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) strategy targets to bring health services to the doorsteps of clients in a manner that improves …
OC Kobusingye, AA Hyder, D Bishai… - Bulletin of the World …, 2005 - SciELO Public Health
Emergency medical care is not a luxury for rich countries or rich individuals in poor countries. This paper makes the point that emergency care can make an important …
HED Burchett, SH Mayhew, JN Lavis… - Health promotion …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Determining whether research findings from one setting are relevant to another is complex and poorly understood. This study aimed to explore the factors affecting whether research …
Coverage of cost-effective maternal health services remains poor due to insufficient supply and inadequate demand for these services among the poorest groups. Households pay too …
ACC Lee, JE Lawn, S Cousens, V Kumar… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Delays in receiving effective care during labor and at birth may be fatal for the mother and fetus, contributing to 2 million annual intrapartum stillbirths and intrapartum …
Background Although a number of antenatal and intrapartum interventions have shown some evidence of impact on stillbirth incidence, much confusion surrounds ideal strategies …
D Mushi, R Mpembeni, A Jahn - BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Background In Tanzania, maternal mortality ratio remains unacceptably high at 578/100,000 live births. Despite a high coverage of antenatal care (96%), only 44% of …