Research Article
Barriers to Uptake of Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care Services in Sierra Leone: A Qualitative Study
Koyejo Oyerinde1*, Yvonne Harding2, Philip Amara3, Nana Garbrah-Aidoo4, Rugiatu Kanu5, Macoura Oulare6, Rumishael Shoo7 and Kizito Daoh51Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA
2Independent Public Health Consultant, Freetown, Sierra Leone
3Formerly the Director of Economic Statistics, Sierra Leone
4UNICEF Rwanda (formerly Sierra Leone)
5Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone
6Senior HIV-PMTCT/Pediatric Care Specialist UNICEF (WCARO) Regional Office (formerly Sierra Leone)
7Formerly Chief of Child Survival UNICEF, Sierra Leone
- *Corresponding Author:
- Koyejo Oyerinde
Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University
New York, USA
E-mail: kao2127@columbia.edu
Received date: April 28, 2012; Accepted date: May 24, 2012; Published date: May 26, 2012
Citation: Oyerinde K, Harding Y, Amara P, Garbrah-Aidoo N, Kanu R, et al. (2012) Barriers to Uptake of Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care Services in Sierra Leone: A Qualitative Study. J Community Med Health Educ 2:149. doi:10.4172/2161-0711.1000149.
Copyright: © 2012 Oyerinde K, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.