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Examining the Implementation of the Free Maternity Services Policy in Kenya: A Mixed Methods Process Evaluation

Background: Kenya introduced a free maternity policy in 2013 to address the cost barrier associated with accessing maternal health services. We carried out a mixed methods process evaluation of the policy to examine the extent to which the policy had been implemented according to design, and positiv...

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Autores principales:	Tama, Eric, Molyneux, Sassy, Waweru, Evelyn, Tsofa, Benjamin, Chuma, Jane, Barasa, Edwine
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2017
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6037504/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29996580 http://dx.doi.org/10.15171/ijhpm.2017.135

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