Effectiveness of community based safe motherhood promoters in improving the utilization of obstetric care. The case of Mtwara Rural District in Tanzania
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In Tanzania, maternal mortality ratio remains unacceptably high at 578/100,000 live births. Despite a high coverage of antenatal care (96%), only 44% of deliveries take place within the formal health services. Still, "<it>...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-04-01
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Series: | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/10/14 |