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Are maternal healthcare services accessible to vulnerable group? A study among women with disabilities in rural Nepal.

Hridaya Raj DevkotaEmily MurrayMaria KettNora Groce
Published in: PloS one (2018)
Maternal healthcare services are not easily and equitably accessible to women with disabilities. To increase access to healthcare for this vulnerable group, improvements are needed in distribution and management of resources from transportation through service delivery, as well as improved provider knowledge and awareness of a human rights approach to disability and health.
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