Healthcare service providers' and facility administrators' perspectives of the free maternal healthcare services policy in Malindi District, Kenya: a qualitative study.

作者: Evaline Lang’at , Lillian Mwanri

DOI: 10.1186/S12978-015-0048-1

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摘要: Background Globally, there are increasing efforts to improve maternal health outcomes including the reduction in mortality rates. Improved access skilled care utilisation during pregnancy and delivery has been one of strategies employed outcomes. In Kenya, more than half women deliver without assistance a attendant this contributed high The free healthcare services policy all public facilities was initiated as strategy reduce poor This study aimed explore perspectives service providers facility administrators that introduced Kenya 2013.

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