Utilization of maternal health-care services by Muslim women in India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, 2005–2007

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajesh Kumar Rai
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
Maternal Health Care ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Maternal Health Care Services ◽  
Women In India

scholarly journals Maternal Health Care Service utilization among Young Married Women in India, 1992-2016: Trends and determinants

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pooja Singh ◽  
Kaushalendra Kumar Singh ◽  
Pragya Singh
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Maternal Health Care ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Maternal Health Care Services ◽  
Eag States ◽  
Women In India

Abstract Background: Maternal deaths among young women (15-24 years) shares 38% of total maternal mortality in India. Utilizing maternal health care services can reduce a substantial proportion of maternal mortality. However, there is a paucity of studies focusing on young women in this context. This paper therefore aimed to examine the trends and determinants of full antenatal care (ANC) and skilled birth attendance (SBA) utilization among young married women in India.Methods: The study analysed data from the four rounds of National Family Health Surveys conducted in India during the years 1992–93, 1998–99, 2005–06 and 2015–16. Young married women aged 15-24 years with at least one live birth in the three years preceding the survey were considered for analysis in each survey round. We used descriptive statistics to assess the prevalence and trends in full ANC and SBA use. Pooled multivariate logistic regression was conducted to identify the demographic and socioeconomic determinants of the selected maternity care services.Results: The use of full ANC among young mothers increased from 27% to 46% in India, and from 9% to 28% in EAG (Empowered Action Group) states during 1992-2016. SBA utilization was 88% and 83% during 2015-16 by showing an increment of 20% and 50% since 1992 in India and EAG states, respectively. Findings from multivariate analysis revealed significant difference in the use of selected maternal health care services by maternal age, residence, education, birth order and wealth quintile. Additionally, Muslim women, women belonging to scheduled caste (SC)/ scheduled tribe (ST) social group, and women unexposed to mass media were less likely to utilize both the maternal health care services. Concerning the time effect, the odds of the utilization of full ANC and SBA among young women was found to increase over time.Conclusions: Utilization of full ANC remained unacceptably low, specifically in EAG states. Programmatic interventions, targeting women residing in EAG states, adolescents, illiterate, poor and Muslim and SC/ST women would help to increase full ANC utilization and to maintain the increasing trend of SBA use.

scholarly journals Maternal Health Care Service utilization among Young Married Women in India, 1992-2016: Trends and determinants

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pooja Singh ◽  
Kaushalendra Kumar Singh ◽  
Pragya Singh
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Maternal Health Care ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Maternal Health Care Services ◽  
Eag States ◽  
Women In India

Abstract Background: Maternal deaths among young women (15-24 years) shares 38% of total maternal mortality in India. Utilizing maternal health care services can reduce a substantial proportion of maternal mortality. However, there is a paucity of studies focusing on young women in this context. This paper therefore aimed to examine the trends and determinants of full antenatal care (ANC) and skilled birth attendance (SBA) utilization among young married women in India.Methods: The study analysed data from the four rounds of National Family Health Surveys conducted in India during the years 1992–93, 1998–99, 2005–06 and 2015–16. Young married women aged 15-24 years with at least one live birth in the three years preceding the survey were considered for analysis in each survey round. We used descriptive statistics to assess the prevalence and trends in full ANC and SBA use. Pooled multivariate logistic regression was conducted to identify the demographic and socioeconomic determinants of the selected maternity care services. Results: The use of full ANC among young mothers increased from 27% to 46% in India, and from 9% to 28% in EAG (Empowered Action Group) states during 1992-2016. SBA utilization was 88% and 83% during 2015-16 by showing an increment of 20% and 50% since 1992 in India and EAG states, respectively. Findings from multivariate analysis revealed significant difference in the use of selected maternal health care services by maternal age, residence, education, birth order and wealth quintile. Additionally, Muslim women, women belonging to scheduled caste (SC)/ scheduled tribe (ST) social group, and women unexposed to mass media were less likely to utilize both the maternal health care services. Concerning the time effect, the odds of the utilization of full ANC and SBA among young women was found to increase over time.Conclusions: Utilization of full ANC remained unacceptably low, specifically in EAG states. Programmatic interventions, targeting women residing in EAG states, adolescents, illiterate, poor and Muslim and SC/ST women would help to increase full ANC utilization and to maintain the increasing trend of SBA use.

scholarly journals Has Muslim Got Benefited from the National Health Mission? A Situational Analysis of Maternal Health Services in India

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasim Ahamed Mondal ◽  
Balhasan Ali ◽  
Md Illias Kanchan Sk
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
Maternal Health Services ◽  
Maternal Health Care ◽  
Confounding Factors ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Maternal Health Care Services

BACKGROUND: It is a marked recognition that when the population is disaggregated by religion, wide disparities in the utilization of maternal health care services can be observed. The study was aimed to analyze the levels and trends of maternal health services among Muslims in India. The study also delineated the investigation of confounding factors attributed to maternal health services among the selected population.METHODS: The study utilized the data from the third and fourth round of National Family Health Survey (NFHS), conducted in 2005-06 and 2015-16 respectively. The bivariate and multivariate logistic regression models were employed to accomplish the study objectives.RESULT: There is an increasing trend in the distributional patterns of all three indicators (full ANC, SBA and PNC) during the last two successive surveys. Muslim women belonging to Southern States were seen to be utilizing more maternal health care services as compared to Muslim women in the Northern States. Muslim populated States like Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal were far cry to achieve the MDG-15 target of utilization of 100 percent skilled birth attendants in 2015. Education, media exposure and wealth status appeared to be major confounding factors for determining the utilization of maternal health services.CONCLUSION: The study revealed that the utilizations of maternal health services among Muslims have progressed during the last decade. It can be concluded that the NHM policy has played an instrumental role in increasing the utilization of maternal health services among Muslims.

scholarly journals Maternal Health Care Service Utilization Among Young Married Women in India, 1992-2016: Trends and Determinants

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pooja Singh ◽  
Kaushalendra Kumar Singh ◽  
Pragya Singh
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Maternal Health Care ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Maternal Health Care Services ◽  
Eag States ◽  
Women In India

Abstract Background: Utilizing maternal health care services can reduce a substantial proportion of maternal mortality. Maternal deaths among young women (15-24 years) shares 38% of total maternal mortality in India. However, there is a paucity of studies focusing on the maternity care needs of young women. This paper therefore aimed to examine the trends and determinants of full antenatal care (ANC) and skilled birth attendance (SBA) utilization among young married women in India.Methods: The study analysed data from the four rounds of National Family Health Surveys conducted in India during the years 1992–93, 1998–99, 2005–06 and 2015–16. Young married women aged 15-24 years with at least one live birth in the three years preceding the survey were considered for analysis in each survey round. We used descriptive statistics to assess the prevalence and trends in full ANC and SBA use. Pooled multivariate logistic regression was conducted to identify the demographic and socioeconomic determinants of the selected maternity care services.Results: The use of full ANC among young mothers increased from 27% to 46% in India, and from 9% to 28% in EAG (Empowered Action Group) states during the study period. SBA utilization was 88% and 83% during 2015-16 by showing an increment of 20% and 50% since 1992 in India and EAG states, respectively. Findings from multivariate analysis revealed significant difference in the use of selected maternal health care services by maternal age, residence, education, birth order and wealth quintile. Additionally, Muslim women, SC/ST women and women unexposed to mass media were less likely to utilize both the maternal health care services. Concerning the time effect, the odds of the utilization of full ANC and SBA among young women was found to increase over time.Conclusions: Utilization of full ANC remained unacceptably low, specifically in EAG states. Programmatic interventions, targeting women residing in EAG states, adolescents, illiterate, poor and Muslim and SC/ST women would help to increase full ANC utilization and to maintain the increasing trend of SBA use.

scholarly journals Utilization pattern and associated factors of maternal health care services in Haryana, India: a study based on district level household survey data

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 1154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinjini Ray ◽  
Pravat Bhandari ◽  
Jang Bahadur Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Institutional Delivery ◽  
Maternal Mortality Ratio ◽  
Maternal Health Care ◽  
District Level ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Maternal Health Care Services

Background: Maternal health was one of the most important millennium development goals (MDGs), India didn’t achieve by the year 2015. Since, India is a multicultural, social and multiregional country, where some of the regions have good social and demographic achievement while some are poor. Haryana is one of them, which has 146 maternal mortality ratio. The level of receiving antenatal care (ANC) in Haryana is quite low as compared to other states of India. Objective of present study was to Understand the extent of use of maternal health care services in Haryana as well as examining the role of antenatal care and other socio-economic factors on the utilization of maternal health services.Methods: Bivariate analysis, chi-square test, and binary logistic regression have been used based on district level household and facility survey-4 data.Results: The utilization of ANC (any and full), institutional delivery and post-delivery treatment seeking varies among women by literacy, age at first marriage, age at women and place of residence. Literate women are two times more likely to access ANC [odds ratio (OR)=1.97 (any ANC), 1.95 (full ANC), p<0.01] and 1.52 times more likely to prefer institutional delivery [OR=1.52, p<0.01].Conclusions: Empowering women through the encouragement of mother’s education should be one of the most fundamental strategies to promote maternal health care services and reduce inequalities.

DECOMPOSING THE SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITY IN UTILIZATION OF MATERNAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN SELECTED COUNTRIES OF SOUTH ASIA AND SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 749-769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srinivas Goli ◽  
Dipty Nawal ◽  
Anu Rammohan ◽  
T. V. Sekher ◽  
Deepshikha Singh
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Socioeconomic Inequalities ◽  
Maternal Health Care ◽  
Health Care Use ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Demographic And Health Surveys ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Maternal Health Care Services

SummaryThe gap in access to maternal health care services is a challenge of an unequal world. In 2015, each day about 830 women died due to complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Almost all of these deaths occurred in low-resource settings, and most could have been prevented. This study quantified the contributions of the socioeconomic determinants of inequality to the utilization of maternal health care services in four countries in diverse geographical and cultural settings: Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal and Zimbabwe. Data from the 2010–11 Demographic and Health Surveys of the four countries were used, and methods developed by Wagstaff and colleagues for decomposing socioeconomic inequalities in health were applied. The results showed that although the Concentration Index (CI) was negative for the selected indicators, meaning maternal health care was poorer among lower socioeconomic status groups, the level of CI varied across the different countries for the same outcome indicator: CI of −0.1147, −0.1146, −0.2859 and −0.0638 for <3 antenatal care visits; CI of −0.1338, −0.0925, −0.1960 and −0.2531 for non-institutional delivery; and CI of −0.1153, −0.0370, −0.1817 and −0.0577 for no postnatal care within 2 days of delivery for Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal and Zimbabwe, respectively. The marginal effects suggested that the strength of the association between the outcome and explanatory factors varied across the different countries. Decomposition estimates revealed that the key contributing factors for socioeconomic inequalities in maternal health care varied across the selected countries. The findings are significant for a global understanding of the various determinants of maternal health care use in high-maternal-mortality settings in different geographical and socio-cultural contexts.

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