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Archives   2003

Myanmar   Health   Sciences   Research   Journal

Volume   15,  Number   1-3

TITLE:   Developing a methodology to monitor equity in health care utilization by less well-to-do rural mothers at a township level in Myanmar.
AUTHOR:   Ko Ko Zaw; Than Tun Sein; Mon Mon; Saw Saw; Nyo Aung
SOURCE:   Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal. 2003; 15(1-3): 41-45
ABSTRACT:   The study aims to develop and field test a culturally relevant rapid assessment methodology, for use by township level health services managers in Myanmar to monitor health care utilization by less well-to-do rural mothers in a township. Micro-area approach was used and area targeting was first made choosing the least developed Rural Health Center area in a township. Culturally relevant household targeting criteria to target less percent yell-to-do families and locally relevant maternal health care indicators were incorporated in developing a data collection tool. A rapid cluster survey, using probability proportional to size sampling procedure, was conducted using the monitor tool. Mothers of 450 infants born alive during prior two years of the time of survey were sampled from 50 clusters. Based on findings of the rapid survey, a discussion is made as regards practical applicability of the methodology at a township level in Myanmar.
SUBJECT HEADINGS:   Delivery of Health Care-utilization.
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