Structural adjustment: source of structural adversity. Socio-economic stress, health and child nutritional status in Zimbabwe

Thesis (complete)

Front cover

Title pages

Contents

List of tables

List of figures

List of boxes, List of maps, List of appendices

Foreword and acknowledgements

Zimbabwean poem

Abbreviations and acronyms

Selected economic indicators for Zimbabwe

1 Introduction

2 Profile of Zimbabwe

3 Changing profile of the health system, health indicators and overall health system performance

4 Chitungwiza and Murehwa district: Description of study sites and study populations

5 User fees, quality and utilisation of health services

6 Changes in households' social and economic situation - the social dimensions of structural adjustment and poverty

7 Changes in child nutritional status

8 Risk factors for child malnutrition

9 General discussion and conclusions

References

Appendix 1: Zimbabwe national demographic and health indicators

Appendix 2: Additional boxes to Chapter 4

Appendix 3: Additional figures to Chapter 6

Appendix 4: Additional figures to Chapter 7

Appendix 5: Results of a multiple regression analysis

Summary

Samenvatting

PROPOSITIONS / STELLINGEN

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