Building partnerships for trans-disciplinary global health research: the caribbean consortium for research in environmental and occupational health

W Hawkins,D Mans,M.Y Lichtveld

doi:10.1016/j.aogh.2015.02.757

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Demographic and socio-demograpchic factors such as place of residence, maternal age, educational attainment, occupation, parity, house:hold wealth and religion are critical determinants of healthcare utilization
We examined socio-demographic determinants affecting child health service utilization in urban Ethiopia to support recommendations for policy makers and public health managers
Using the 2011 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (2011 EDHS) data, we investigated factors determining health service utilization and socio-demographic demographic factors such as maternal age, maternal educational attainment, and household wealth using descriptive statistics

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Demographic and socio-demograpchic factors such as place of residence, maternal age, educational attainment, occupation, parity, house:hold wealth and religion are critical determinants of healthcare utilization. We examined socio-demographic determinants affecting child health service utilization in urban Ethiopia to support recommendations for policy makers and public health managers. Methods: Using the 2011 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (2011 EDHS) data, we investigated factors determining health service utilization (treatment seeking behavior for childhood illnesses and vaccination) and socio-demographic demographic factors such as maternal age, maternal educational attainment, and household wealth using descriptive statistics.

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