Health service utilization, perspectives, and health-seeking behavior for maternal and child health services in the Amazon of Peru, a mixed-methods study
Abstract Background Various factors influence health service utilization at the community level. Research on the barriers to uptake of local health services is essential to reduce maternal and child mortality and morbidity. The Amazon region of Peru has some of the poorest health indicators in the c...
Main Authors: | Christopher M. Westgard, Ally Rogers, Giselle Bello, Natalia Rivadeneyra |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-10-01
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Series: | International Journal for Equity in Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-019-1056-5 |
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