scholarly journals DETERMINANTS OF USE OF MATERNAL–CHILD HEALTH SERVICES IN RURAL GHANA

2000 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
ISAAC ADDAI
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Child Health Services ◽  
Multivariate Techniques ◽  
Maternal Child Health ◽  
Place Of Delivery ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Religious Background ◽  
Rural Ghana ◽  
Region Of Residence ◽  
Maternal Child

This study uses data from the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) of 1993 to examine factors determining the use of maternal–child health (MCH) services in rural Ghana. The MCH services under study are: (1) use of a doctor for prenatal care; (2) soliciting four or more antenatal check-ups; (3) place of delivery; (4) participation in family planning. Bivariate and multivariate techniques are employed in the analyses. The analyses reveal that the use of MCH services tends to be shaped mostly by level of education, religious background and region of residence, and partially by ethnicity and occupation. The implications of these results are discussed.

scholarly journals Cost-effectiveness of integrating postpartum antiretroviral therapy and infant care into maternal & child health services in South Africa

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. e0225104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin M. Dugdale ◽  
Tamsin K. Phillips ◽  
Landon Myer ◽  
Emily P. Hyle ◽  
Kirsty Brittain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Infant Care ◽  
Child Health Services ◽  
Maternal Child Health ◽  
Maternal Child

Use of maternal–child health services and contraception in Guatemala and Panama

1987 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles W. Warren ◽  
Richard S. Monteith ◽  
J. Timothy Johnson ◽  
Roberto Santiso ◽  
Federico Guerra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Child Health Services ◽  
Maternal Child Health ◽  
Family Planning Services ◽  
High Parity ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Maternal Child

SummaryThis paper presents data from two recent maternal–child health (MCH) and family planning surveys in Guatemala and Panama and examines the extent to which the use of contraception is influenced by the use of MCH services as compared with the influence of an increase in parity. The findings suggest that utilization of MCH services and parity independently are associated with a woman's decision to use contraception. The study also found two groups that appear to be particularly in need of both MCH and family planning services: high parity women and Indians. In both Guatemala and Panama, improved health care services for these two groups should be a priority.

scholarly journals Assessment the Relationship of Maternal Child Health Accessibility, Infant Mortality and Fertility in Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Kalyan Sundar Som
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Buffer Zone ◽  
Service Area ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Child Health Services ◽  
Maternal Child Health ◽  
Health Care Planning ◽  
Maternal Child

Equitable provision of health care services and full coverage of health accessibility are the major challenge for developing countries to achieve the sustainable development goal (SDG 3 and 10). A geographical information system (GIS) is an effective platform for knowing how much area and population are covered by the existing MCH (maternal child health) services network for better health care planning. The aim of this study is to assess the geographical accessibility of MCH services and how they give impact on infant mortality and fertility in Sagar District. To uncover the answer, this study used buffer zone analysis, service area analysis, and multiple regression analysis. The findings highlight lower accessibility has prevailed in the study area in which 41 percent village was underserved by the buffer zone analysis while 62 percent was underserved by the service area analysis out of 2075 village. It is diversified from higher accessibility in north western Khurai plain region to lower in the central upland exclude the Sagar community development Block. We also find that health accessibility can explain 53 percent of the infant mortality of the district and IMR may control 33 percent of the children ever born in the district.The service area and buffer mapped output may have policy implication for the future establishment of the health center and road network. This policy can be helpful for reducing infant mortality and fertility through this they achieved SDG target.

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