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

Date

Authors

Wild, Kayli

Barclay, Lesley

Kelly, Paul

Martins, Nelson

Publisher

World Health Organization (WHO Press)

Abstract

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

Keywords

Keywords: 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

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/60997

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.2471/BLT.11.088955

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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