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Socioeconomic inequalities in maternal health care utilization in Ghana

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ID15394901
AuthorsJacob Novignon (0000-0002-4718-9328, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, corresponding author), Bernice Ofori (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology), Kwasi Gyabaa Tabiri (0000-0001-8688-9979, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology), Mohammad Habibullah Pulok (0000-0002-9168-5732, Dalhousie University)
Year2019
Volume18
Issue1
Pages141-141
Publication date2019-09-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal for Equity in Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1475-9276 • E-ISSN: 1475-9276
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12939-019-1043-x
PMID31488160
OpenAlexW2971815891
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited19

The findings highlight the importance of the NHIS and formal education in bridging the socioeconomic gap in maternal health care utilization

Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Health care · Health equity · Health services · Health services research · Inequality · Maternal health · Political science · Population · Public health · Social policy · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Global Health Care Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Nursing · Health Policy

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Unique citing works19
Citations per year3,17
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 19
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