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The tyranny of distance: Maternity waiting homes and access to birthing facilities in rural Timor-Leste

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Wild, Kayli; Barclay, Lesley; Kelly, Paul; Martins, Nelson

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Objective To examine the impact of maternity waiting homes on the use of facility-based birthing services for women in two remote districts of Timor-Leste. Methods A before-and-after study design was used to compare the number of facility-based births in

dc.contributor.authorWild, Kayli
dc.contributor.authorBarclay, Lesley
dc.contributor.authorKelly, Paul
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Nelson
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T22:59:14Z
dc.identifier.issn0042-9686
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/60997
dc.description.abstractObjective To examine the impact of maternity waiting homes on the use of facility-based birthing services for women in two remote districts of Timor-Leste. Methods A before-and-after study design was used to compare the number of facility-based births in
dc.publisherWorld Health Organization (WHO Press)
dc.sourceBulletin of the World Health Organization
dc.subjectKeywords: health care; rural area; womens health; article; female; health care access; health care availability; health care delivery; health care facility; human; maternal care; residential home; rural population; Timor-Leste; Chi-Square Distribution; Female; Geog
dc.titleThe tyranny of distance: Maternity waiting homes and access to birthing facilities in rural Timor-Leste
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume90
dc.date.issued2012
local.identifier.absfor111704 - Community Child Health
local.identifier.ariespublicationf5625xPUB579
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationWild, Kayli, Charles Darwin University
local.contributor.affiliationBarclay, Lesley, Northern Rivers University
local.contributor.affiliationKelly, Paul, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationMartins, Nelson, Ministry for Health
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue2
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage97
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage103
local.identifier.doi10.2471/BLT.11.088955
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T09:27:18Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84856596172
local.identifier.thomsonID000299982200017
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