Persistent inequity in maternal health care utilization in Nepal despite impressive overall gains
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Persistent inequity in maternal health care utilization in Nepal despite impressive overall gains
BACKGROUND Maternal health care utilization is at the core of global public health provision and an area of focus in the now-concluded Millennium Development Goal agenda. OBJECTIVE This study aims to examine trends in maternal health care utilization over the last 15 years in Nepal, focusing on coverage and equity. METHODS This paper used data from the Demographic Health Survey (DHS) 2001, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Global Health Action
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1654-9716,1654-9880
DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2017.1356083