Retracted: The effect of Kenya’s free maternal health care policy on the utilization of skilled delivery services and maternal and neonatal mortality rates in public health facilities

Authors

  • Cosmas Mugambi Gitobu Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, University of Nairobi, Kenya
  • Peter Bundi Gichangi Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, Kenya
  • Walter O. Mwanda Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, University of Nairobi, Kenya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20175317

Keywords:

Free maternal health care policy, Maternal mortality rate, Neonatal mortality rate, Skilled delivery services utilization

Abstract

The article titled, "The effect of Kenya’s free maternal health care policy on the utilization of skilled delivery services and maternal and neonatal mortality rates in public health facilities", published in the International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, Volume 4, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 4431-4439, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20175317 is being retracted on author’s request.

Author Biography

Cosmas Mugambi Gitobu, Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, University of Nairobi, Kenya

Cosmas, University of Nairobi

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2017-11-23

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Gitobu, C. M., Gichangi, P. B., & Mwanda, W. O. (2017). Retracted: The effect of Kenya’s free maternal health care policy on the utilization of skilled delivery services and maternal and neonatal mortality rates in public health facilities. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 4(12), 4431–4439. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20175317

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