Predictors of Antenatal Care, Skilled Birth Attendance, and Postnatal Care Utilization among the Remote and Poorest Rural Communities of Zambia: A Multilevel Analysis.

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Published in Front Public Health on February 09, 2017

Authors

Choolwe Jacobs1, Mosa Moshabela2, Sitali Maswenyeho3, Nildah Lambo3, Charles Michelo4

Author Affiliations

1: School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa; Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.
2: School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa; Africa Centre for Population Health, Mtubatuba, South Africa.
3: UNICEF , Lusaka , Zambia.
4: Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zambia , Lusaka , Zambia.

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