Evaluation of an intervention to improve essential obstetric and newborn care access and quality in Cotopaxi, Ecuador

Evaluation of an intervention to improve essential obstetric and newborn care access and quality in Cotopaxi, Ecuador

Background Despite improvements in health care utilization, disadvantages persist among rural, less educated and indigenous populations in Ecuador. The USAID-funded Cotopaxi Project created a provincial-level network of health services, including community agents to improve access, quality and coor...

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Main Authors: Edward Broughton, Jorge Hermida, Kathleen Hill, Nancy Sloan, Mario Chavez, Daniel Gonzalez, Juana Maria Friere, Ximena Gudino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Ecuador
Obstetrics
Pregnancy Outcome
quality of care
Indigenous health
Neonatal health
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00247/full

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