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Inequities and their determinants in coverage of maternal health services in Burkina Faso

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2018
BackgroundPoor and marginalized segments of society often display the worst health status due to limited access to health enhancing interventions. It follows that in order to enhance the health status of entire populations, inequities in access to health
Takondwa Mwase, S. Brenner, Jacob Mazalale, J. Lohmann, S. Hamadou, S. Somda, V. Ridde, M. De Allegri   +7 more
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The constraints to good child care practices in Accra [PDF]

Life in urban areas presents special challenges for maternal child care practices. Data from a representative survey of households with children less than 3 years of age in Accra were used to test a number of hypothesized constraints to child care ...
Armar-Klemesu, Margaret, Levin, Carol E., Maxwell, Daniel G., Morris, Saul Sutkover, Ruel, Marie T.   +4 more
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‘The Other Parent’: A Critical Policy Analysis of Fatherhood Discourses in the Australian Government's Paid Parental Leave Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington, Bernadette Sebar, Jessica Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The perceptions, health-seeking behaviours and access of Scheduled Caste women to maternal health services in Bihar, India

Reproductive Health Matters, 2018
The caste system is a complex social stratification system which has been abolished, but remains deeply ingrained in India. Scheduled Caste (SC) women are one of the historically deprived groups, as reflected in poor maternal health outcomes and low ...
P. Patel, M. Das, U. Das
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Adolescent childbearing experiences in Kenya: geographical and socioeconomic determinants [PDF]

Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the highest level of teenage pregnancies in the world. Some studies on this topic highlight the presence of unmet reproductive health needs of adolescent in different regions.
Angelina Mazzocchetti, Aurora Angeli, Carla Pezzulo, Rosella Rettaroli   +3 more
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Dabigatran Concentrations in an Actively Breastfeeding Mother–Infant Dyad: Extending the Evidence for Oral Thromboprophylaxis Postpartum

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
Rasmus W. Green, Aljona Saleh, Pawel Baranczewski   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘I Don't Babysit’: Stay‐at‐Home Dads' Perspectives and Experiences Within Australian Society

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Stay‐at‐home‐dads are an emerging group in Australia, impacted by societal assumptions and expectations. However, there is a scarcity of research on the perspectives and experiences of fathers assuming stay‐at‐home dad roles within Australian society.
Elyse Manie, Patricia Taylor, Hayley McKenzie, Norma Barrett   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moms in motion: Predicting healthcare utilization patterns among mothers in Newfoundland and Labrador.

PLoS ONE
Mothers have a significant influence on family dynamics, child development, and access to family services. There is a lack of literature on the typical Canadian maternal experience and its influence on access to services for mothers despite recognizing ...
Emily Saunders, Noah W Pevie, Shannon Bedford, Julie Gosselin, Nick Harris, Joshua A Rash   +5 more
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Too afraid to go: fears of dignity violations as reasons for non-use of maternal health services in South Sudan

Reproductive Health, 2018
BackgroundSouth Sudan has one of the worst health and maternal health situations in the world. Across South Sudan, while maternal health services at the primary care level are not well developed, even where they exist, many women do not use them ...
S. Kane, Matilda Rial, M. Kok, A. Matere, M. Dieleman, J. Broerse   +5 more
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An action plan to assess the current situation of maternal & newborn care at government health facilities in Jharkhand, India [PDF]

Maternal and child health care especially safe motherhood services are an important factor in the primary health care and are the responsibility of the government and ministry of health.
Kumar, Sudesh, Singh, Janet
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