scholarly journals Correlates of maternal health care utilization in Rohilkhand Region, India

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 417 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Srivastava ◽  
SE Mahmood ◽  
P Mishra ◽  
VP Shrotriya
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Maternal Health Care ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Maternal Health Care Utilization

scholarly journals Understanding the Improvement in Full Childhood Vaccination Coverage in Ethiopia Using Oaxaca–Blinder Decomposition Analysis

Vaccines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 505
Author(s):  
Abrham Wondimu ◽  
Qi Cao ◽  
Derek Asuman ◽  
Josué Almansa ◽  
Maarten J. Postma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Vaccination Coverage ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Maternal Health Care ◽  
Childhood Vaccination ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Maternal Health Care Utilization

In Ethiopia, full vaccination coverage among children aged 12–23 months has improved in recent decades. This study aimed to investigate drivers of the improvement in the vaccination coverage. The Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition technique was applied to identify the drivers using data from Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey conducted in 2000 and 2016. The vaccination coverage rose from 14.3% in 2000 to 38.5% in 2016. The decomposition analysis showed that most of the rise in vaccination coverage (73.7%) resulted from the change in the effect of explanatory variables over time and other unmeasured characteristics. Muslim religion had a counteracting effect on the observed increase in vaccination coverage. The remaining 26.3% of the increase was attributed to the change in the composition of the explanatory variables between 2000 and 2016, with maternal educational level and maternal health care utilization as significant contributors. The findings highlight the need for further improvements in maternal health care utilization and educational status to maintain the momentum towards universal coverage of childhood vaccination. Targeted intervention among Muslim-dominated communities is also needed to improve the current situation. Besides which, future studies need to be conducted to identify additional potential modifiable factors.

Regional Differences of Maternal Health Care Utilization in China

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. NP1389-NP1397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengsha Tang ◽  
Debin Wang ◽  
Hong Hu ◽  
Guoping Wang ◽  
Rongjie Li
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Maternal Health Care ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Maternal Health Care Utilization

Maternal Health Care Utilization Among Syrian Refugees in Lebanon and Jordan

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 1798-1807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Tappis ◽  
◽  
Emily Lyles ◽  
Ann Burton ◽  
Shannon Doocy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Maternal Health Care ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Maternal Health Care Utilization

MEN IN MATERNAL CARE: EVIDENCE FROM INDIA

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
APARAJITA CHATTOPADHYAY
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Male Involvement ◽  
Maternal Health Care ◽  
Gender Violence ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Maternal Health Care Utilization

SummaryMen's supportive stance is an essential component for making women's world better. There are growing debates among policymakers and researchers on the role of males in maternal health programmes, which is a big challenge in India where society is male driven. This study aims to look into the variations and determinants of maternal health care utilization in India and in three demographically and socioeconomically disparate states, namely Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Maharashtra, by husband's knowledge, attitude, behaviour towards maternal health care and gender violence, using data from the National Family Health Survey III 2005–06 (equivalent to the Demographic and Health Survey in India). Women's antenatal care visits, institutional delivery and freedom in health care decisions are looked into, by applying descriptive statistics and multivariate models. Men's knowledge about pregnancy-related care and a positive gender attitude enhances maternal health care utilization and women's decision-making about their health care, while their presence during antenatal care visits markedly increases the chances of women's delivery in institutions. From a policy perspective, proper dissemination of knowledge about maternal health care among husbands and making the husband's presence obligatory during antenatal care visits will help primary health care units secure better male involvement in maternal health care.

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