The Effects of Antenatal Depression and Women’s Perception of Having Poor Health on Maternal Health Service Utilization in Northern Ghana

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eunsoo Timothy Kim ◽  
Mohammed Ali ◽  
Haliq Adam ◽  
Safiyatu Abubakr-Bibilazu ◽  
John A. Gallis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Health ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Health Service Utilization ◽  
Antenatal Depression ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
Maternal Health Service ◽  
Northern Ghana

scholarly journals Understanding how distance to facility and quality of care affect maternal health service utilization in Kenya and Haiti: A comparative geographic information system study

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xing Gao ◽  
David Wayne Kelley
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Health Service Utilization ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Maternal Health Service ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
Urban Regions

In 2000, the United Nations established eight Millennium Development Goals (MDG) to combat worldwide poverty, disease, and lack of primary education. Goal number five aimed to reduce the maternal mortality ratio by three quarters and provide universal access to reproductive healthcare services by 2015. While there has been some progress, MDG 5 fell far short of target goals, highlighting the necessity of further improvement in global maternal health. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), this study aims to understand how distance to facility and quality of care, which are components of access, affect maternal service utilization in two of the world’s poorest countries, Haiti and Kenya. Furthermore, this study examines how this relationship may change or hold between urban and rural regions. Data from the United States Agency for International Development Demographic and Health Survey and Service Provision Assessment were linked spatially in a GIS model, drawing comparisons among distance to facility, quality of care, and maternal health service utilization. Results show that in both rural and urban regions, access to maternal health service and maternal health service utilization share a similar spatial pattern. In urban regions, pockets of maternal health disparities exist despite close distance to facility and standard quality of care. In rural regions, there are areas with long distances to facilities and low quality of care, resulting in poor maternal service usage. This study highlights the usefulness of GIS as a tool to evaluate disparities in maternal healthcare provision and usage.

scholarly journals Maternal health care services utilization amidstCOVID-19 pandemic in West Shoa zone, central Ethiopia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. e0249214
Author(s):  
Kababa Temesgen ◽  
Negash Wakgari ◽  
Bikila Tefera Debelo ◽  
Belay Tafa ◽  
Getu Alemu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Health ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Health Service Utilization ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Maternal Health Service ◽  
Services Utilization ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Health Care Services Utilization ◽  
Maternal Health Care Services

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Despite strong efforts that have been taking place to control the pandemic globally, the virus is on the rise in many countries. Hence, this study assessed the maternal health care services utilization amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in West Shoa zone, Central Ethiopia. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 844 pregnant women or those who gave birth in the last 6 months before the study. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select the study participants. The data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a semi-structured questionnaire. Logistic regressions were performed to identify the presence of significant associations, and an adjusted odds ratio with 95%CI was employed for the strength and directions of association between the independent and outcome variables. A P-value of <0.05 was used to declare statistical significance. The prevalence of maternal health service utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic was 64.8%. The odds of maternal health service utilization was higher among mothers who had primary (AOR = 2.16, 95%CI: 1.29–3.60), secondary (AOR = 1.97, 95%CI: 1.13–3.44), and college and above education (AOR = 2.89, 95%CI: 1.34–6.22) than those who could not read and write. Besides, mothers who did travel 30–60 minutes (AOR = 0.37, 95%CI: 0.23–0.59) and 60-90minutes (AOR = 0.10, 95%CI: 0.05–0.19) to reach the health facility had a lower odds of maternal health service utilization than those who did travel <30 minutes. Moreover, mothers who earn 1000–2000 (AOR = 3.10, 95%CI: 1.73–5.55) and > 2000 birrs (AOR = 2.66 95%CI: 1.52–4.64) had higher odds of maternal health service utilization than those who earn <500 birrs. Similarly, the odds of utilizing maternal health service were higher among mothers who did not fear COVID-19 infection (AOR = 2.79, 95%CI: 1.85–4.20), who had not had to request permission from husband to visit the health facility (AOR = 7.24, 95%CI: 2.65–19.75), who had practicedCOVID-19 prevention measure (AOR = 5.82, 95%CI: 3.87–8.75), and used face mask (AOR = 2.06, 95% CI: 1.28–3.31) than their counterpart. Empowering mothers and creating awareness on COVID-19 preventionis recommended to improve maternal health service utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Delaying factors for maternal health service utilization in eastern Ethiopia: A qualitative exploratory study

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. e216-e226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gezahegn Tesfaye ◽  
Catherine Chojenta ◽  
Roger Smith ◽  
Deborah Loxton
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Health ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Health Service Utilization ◽  
Maternal Health Service ◽  
Eastern Ethiopia

Encouraging maternal health service utilization: An evaluation of the Bangladesh voucher program

2012 ◽  
Vol 74 (7) ◽  
pp. 989-996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ha T.H. Nguyen ◽  
Laurel Hatt ◽  
Mursaleena Islam ◽  
Nancy L. Sloan ◽  
Jamil Chowdhury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Health ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Health Service Utilization ◽  
Maternal Health Service ◽  
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