Free Maternal Health Care Policy in Kenya; Level of Utilization and Barriers

Free Maternal Health Care Policy in Kenya; Level of Utilization and Barriers

Objectives: The present study aimed to explore the level of utilization and barriers to the free maternal service (FMS) policy, introduced in 2013 in Kenya. Methods: Literature search was on biomedical databases of the most recent available electronic data published, in English. That is between Janu...

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Main Authors:	Brian Barasa Masaba, Rose M Mmusi-Phetoe
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:	International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences
Subjects:	Family Health policy Kenya Maternal Health
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139120301116

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