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The effect of Kenya’s free maternal health care policy on the utilization of health facility delivery services and maternal and neonatal mortality in public health facilities

BACKGROUND: Kenya abolished delivery fees in all public health facilities through a presidential directive effective on June 1, 2013 with an aim of promoting health facility delivery service utilization and reducing pregnancy-related mortality in the country. This paper aims to provide a brief overv...

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Autores principales:	Gitobu, C. M., Gichangi, P. B., Mwanda, W. O.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5870237/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29580207 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-1708-2

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