Remoteness and maternal and child health service utilization in rural Liberia: A population–based survey

This study seeks to understand distance from health facilities as a barrier to maternal and child health service uptake within a rural Liberian population. Better understanding the relationship between distance from health facilities and rural health care utilization is important for post–Ebola heal...

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Main Authors: Avi Kenny, Gaurab Basu, Madeleine Ballard, Thomas Griffiths, Katherine Kentoffio, Jean Bosco Niyonzima, G. Andrew Sechler, Stephen Selinsky, Rajesh R. Panjabi, Mark J. Siedner, John D. Kraemer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh University Global Health Society 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Global Health
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Online Access:http://jogh.org/pdfviewer.aspx?pdf=documents/issue201502/jogh-05-020401.pdf
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Summary:This study seeks to understand distance from health facilities as a barrier to maternal and child health service uptake within a rural Liberian population. Better understanding the relationship between distance from health facilities and rural health care utilization is important for post–Ebola health systems reconstruction and for general rural health system planning in sub–Saharan Africa.
ISSN:2047-2978
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