International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9723
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 535

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Accessibility to and utilization of maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) services by rural women: A case study of health centres in Mutare district based on the 3 delays model

Netsai P. Ndhlovu-Ncube
  • Netsai P. Ndhlovu-Ncube
  • Graduate School of Busines, National University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Commerce, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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Greanious A. Mavondo
  • Greanious A. Mavondo
  • Pathology Department, National University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine Mpilo Hospital NUST Complex, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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Obadiah Moyo
  • Obadiah Moyo
  • Office of The Honourable Minister, Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe.
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Chikuse F. Farai
  • Chikuse F. Farai
  • Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia.
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Ndhlovu T. Chitonga
  • Ndhlovu T. Chitonga
  • Department of Anaesthesia, Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa.
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Mavondo Joy
  • Mavondo Joy
  • Dalony Distributors (Pvt) LTD, 122 Josiah Tongogara Street, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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Mkhwanazi B. Nkazimulo
  • Mkhwanazi B. Nkazimulo
  • Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu Natal, Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
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Musarurwa Cuthbert
  • Musarurwa Cuthbert
  • Chemical Pathology, University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, Harare, Zimbabwe.
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Cynthia N. Chaibva
  • Cynthia N. Chaibva
  • Nursing and Midwifery Department, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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  •  Received: 11 December 2020
  •  Accepted: 19 March 2021
  •  Published: 31 July 2022

How to cite this article

APA /
Ndhlovu-Ncube, N. P., Mavondo, G. A., Moyo, O., Farai, C. F., Chitonga, N. T., Mavondo, J., Mkhwanazi, B. N., Musarurwa, C., & Chaibva, C. N. (2022). Accessibility to and utilization of maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) services by rural women: A case study of health centres in Mutare district based on the 3 delays model. International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 14(2), 33-53.
Chicago /
Netsai P. Ndhlovu-Ncube, Greanious A. Mavondo, Obadiah Moyo, Chikuse F. Farai, Ndhlovu T. Chitonga, Mavondo Joy, Mkhwanazi B. Nkazimulo, Musarurwa Cuthbert and Cynthia N. Chaibva  . "Accessibility to and utilization of maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) services by rural women: A case study of health centres in Mutare district based on the 3 delays model." International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences 14, no. 2 (2022): 33-53.
MLA /
Netsai P. Ndhlovu-Ncube, et al. "Accessibility to and utilization of maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) services by rural women: A case study of health centres in Mutare district based on the 3 delays model." International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences 14.2 (2022): 33-53.
DOI /
https://doi.org/10.5897/IJMMS2020.1440
URL /
https://academicjournals.org/journal/IJMMS/article-abstract/BF05ABA69449

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