scholarly journals Providers of antenatal care services in Ghana: evidence from Ghana demographic and health surveys 1988–2014

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson ◽  
Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh ◽  
Akwasi Kumi - Kyereme
Keyword(s):  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Health Surveys ◽  
Demographic And Health Surveys ◽  
Care Services

scholarly journals Patterns of Utilization of Maternal Healthcare Services in Haryana, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. i31
Author(s):  
Sonal Katyal
Keyword(s):  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Health Surveys ◽  
Family Health ◽  
World Health ◽  
Demographic And Health Surveys ◽  
National Family Health Survey ◽  
Maternal Healthcare ◽  
Care Services ◽  
National Family

Background: Despite being a relatively smaller state, Haryana’s per capita Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is high. The statistical data on the status of women has a different story to share. Objective: This study analyzes the maternal healthcare situation in Haryana to examine the differential in utilization of maternal health care service i.e. antenatal care on the basis of socio economic and socio demographic indicators such as Women’s age at Birth, Birth order, Education, Residence, Religion, Wealth index and Caste. Methodology: The present study uses the third round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data which is similar to the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). DHS collects, disseminates national data on health and population in developing countries. Findings: Indicate that economic status, husband’s education and caste have effect on the utilization of antenatal care services. Conclusion: The present study demonstrates several socio economic and demographic factors affecting the utilization of antenatal care services in Haryana. Efforts need to be taken at community and household level to improve utilization. Abbreviations: NFHS- National Family Health Survey; DHS- Demographic and Health Surveys; MDG- Millennium Development Goals; SC/ST-Scheduled caste/Scheduled tribe; WHO-World Health Organization; MOHFW- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; ANM – Auxiliary Nurse Midwife; VIF – Variance Inflation Factor; OBC- Other Backward Classes; ANC- Antenatal Care; TBA – Trained Birth Attendant

scholarly journals Factors Associated with the Timing and Number of Antenatal Care Visits among Unmarried Compared to Married Youth in Uganda between 2006 and 2016

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 474
Author(s):  
Peninah Agaba ◽  
Monica Magadi ◽  
Franklin Onukwugha ◽  
Cyprian Misinde
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Demographic And Health Surveys ◽  
Maternal Complications ◽  
Pregnancy And Childbirth ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Region Of Residence

Antenatal care is an important determinant of pregnancy and childbirth outcomes. Although the youth disproportionately experience adverse maternal complications and poor pregnancy outcomes, including maternal mortality, timely and frequent use of antenatal care services among unmarried youth in Uganda remains low. This study examines the factors that are important predictors of the use of antenatal health care services among unmarried and married youth. Binary logistic regression was conducted on the pooled data of the 2006, 2011 and 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Surveys among youth who had given birth within five years before each survey to examine the predictors of ANC use. This analysis was among a sample of 764 unmarried, compared to 5176 married youth aged 15–24 years. Overall, married youth were more likely to have more frequent antenatal care visits (56% versus 53%) and start antenatal care early (27% versus 23%) than unmarried youth. Factors significantly associated with use of antenatal care in the first trimester were education and occupation among unmarried youth, and place of residence and access to the radio among married youth. Key predictors of ANC frequency among unmarried youth were parity, education level, pregnancy desire, age group, sex of head of household and region of residence. Among married youth, significant predictors of ANC frequency were parity, pregnancy desire, occupation, access to the radio and region of residence. These findings will help inform health-care programmers and policy makers in initiating appropriate policies and programs for ensuring optimal ANC use for all that could guarantee universal maternal health-care coverage to enable Uganda to achieve the SDG3.

scholarly journals Socio-demographic and economic determinants of adherence to iron intake among pregnant women in selected low and lower middle income countries in Asia: insights from a cross-country analyses of global demographic and health surveys

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirti Warvadekar ◽  
J. C. Reddy ◽  
Sona Sharma ◽  
Kirk A. Dearden ◽  
Manoj Kumar Raut
Keyword(s):  
Folic Acid ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Health Surveys ◽  
Predictive Analytics ◽  
Haemoglobin Concentration ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Demographic And Health Surveys ◽  
Iron Intake ◽  
Iron And Folic Acid

Background: Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting around 800 million children and women worldwide. Anaemia, defined as a reduced haemoglobin concentration, is associated with increased peri-natal mortality, increased child morbidity and mortality, impaired mental development, impaired immune competence, increased susceptibility to lead poisoning, and decreased performance at work.Methods: This paper attempts to understand the determinants underlying iron intake in select countries in Asia using multivariate regression analyses of recent data from the Demographic and Health Surveys of eight countries of Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and the Philippines. The individual level data was analysed, using Predictive Analytics Software for Windows (PASW) 18.0 release.Results: After adjusting for standard co-variates, exposure to newspaper was found to be associated with increased adherence to iron tablets or syrup, in five of the eight countries (India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, and the Philippines). Exposure to television was significantly associated with coverage and adherence to iron tablets or syrup in Afghanistan, India, Indonesia and Myanmar. Those who received at least three antenatal care visits were much more likely to adhere to at least 90 days of iron tablet or syrup or iron and folic acid tablets supplementation.Conclusions: Based on insights from eight demographic and health surveys, mass media (including print and TV), as well as antenatal care-seeking visits seem to be a particularly effective ways of reaching women and in increasing the likelihood of uptake of iron only or iron and folic acid supplements.

scholarly journals Magnitudes and Determinants of Antenatal Care Utilization among Pregnant Women in East Africa: Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) from 2010 to 2018

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Temam Beshir Raru ◽  
Belay Negash ◽  
Biruk Shalmenu ◽  
Addisu Birhanu ◽  
Lemma Demissie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Health Surveys ◽  
Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Media Exposure ◽  
Wealth Index ◽  
Demographic And Health Surveys ◽  
East African ◽  
African Countries

Abstract Introduction: The use of antenatal care (ANC) plays a major role in minimizing maternal and child mortality through effective and appropriate screening, preventive, or treatment intervention. Despite the fact that almost all of the pregnancy-related mortalities are largely preventable through adequate use of ANC, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) particularly East African Countries continues to share the largest share of global maternal, and newborn mortality. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the overall magnitude and determinants of ANC utilization in the 11 East Africa Countries from 2010 to 2018 using recent Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)Methods: A secondary data analysis was done based on DHS from 2010 to 2018 in the 11 East African Countries. A total weighted sample of 89,991 women who gave birth in the 5 years preceding each country’s DHS survey were included in this study. Data processing and analysis were performed using STATA 15 software. Multilevel mixed effect logistic regression model was fitted. Model comparison was done based on Akaike and Bayesian Information Criteria (AIC and BIC). Variables with a p-value≤0.05 were declared as significant determinants of ANC utilization.Results: The magnitude of ANC utilization in East African Countries was 53.03% (95% CI: 52.70, 53.35) with the highest ANC utilization in Kenya (57.64%) and the lowest ANC utilization in Comoros (48.99%). In the multivariable multilevel logistic regression model; age 20-24 (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) = 1.25; 95% CI; 1.17-1.34), 25-29 AOR = 1.47; 95% CI; 1.37-1.58), 30-34 (AOR = 1.58; 95% CI; 1.47-1.71), 35-39 (AOR = 1.63; 95% CI; 1.50-1.77), 40-44 (AOR = 1.64; 95% CI; 1.49-1.81), 45-49 (AOR = 1.71; 95% CI; 1.51-1.93), primary education (AOR = 1.24; 95% CI; 1.18-1.31), richest wealth index (AOR = 1.57; 95% CI; 1.47-1.67), being in rural resident (AOR = 0.93; 95% CI; 0.88,0.98), have media exposure (AOR = 1.11; 95% CI; 1.07-1.15), and being a Zimbabwe resident (AOR = 2.87; 95% CI; 2.55-3.23) were among factors that are significantly associated with ANC utilization.Conclusion: ANC utilization was low in the East Africa countries. Age, women education, wealth index, birth order, residence, media exposure and living countries were major determinants of ANC utilization. It would be useful to increase financial support strategies that enables mothers from poor households to use health services will be advantageous. To increase women’s understanding of the significance of ANC utilization, health education targeting mothers with no education is very crucial.

scholarly journals A Study on Utilisation of Maternal Health Care Services in Haryana

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonal Katyal
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Health Care Service ◽  
Wealth Index ◽  
Maternal Health Care ◽  
Demographic And Health Surveys ◽  
Delivery Care ◽  
Care Services

Despite being a relatively smaller state, Haryana’s per capita Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is quite high. However, the statistical data on the status of women has a different story to share. This study analyses the maternal healthcare situation in Haryana to examine the differences in utilisation of maternal health care service, i.e. delivery care on the basis of socio-economic and socio-demographic indicators such as women’s age at birth, birth order, education, residence, religion, wealth index and caste. The study uses the third round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data which is similar to the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). The findings reveal that women who have taken antenatal care utilise these services much more than women who have not taken antenatal care services. The utilisation pattern is in conjugation with the hypotheses. The results demonstrate that several socio-economic and demographic factors affect the utilisation of delivery care services in Haryana. Efforts need to be taken at community and household level to improve utilisation the utilisation of these services.

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