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Impact of maternal and neonatal health initiatives on inequity in maternal health care utilization in Bangladesh [PDF]

, 2017
BackgroundDespite remarkable progress in maternal and child health, inequity persists in maternal care utilization in Bangladesh. Government of Bangladesh (GOB) with technical assistance from United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nation Children ...
Ahmed, Shakil, Haider, Mohammad Rifat, Khan, M. Mahmud, Moinuddin, Md., Rahman, Ahmed Ehsanur, Rahman, Mohammad Masudur   +5 more
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COVID-19 Effect on Access to Maternal Health Services in Kenya

Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2020
Introduction: Maternal mortality continues to be one of the biggest challenges of the health system in Kenya. Informal settlements in Kenya have been known to have higher rates of maternal mortality and also receive maternity services of varied quality ...
J. Oluoch-Aridi, Tecla Chelagat, M. Nyikuri, J. Onyango, D. Guzman, C. Makanga, Laura E. Miller-Graff, Robert Dowd   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cost of Utilising Maternal Health Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2020
Background: Cost is a major barrier to maternal health service utilisation for many women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, comparable evidence of the available cost data in these countries is limited. We conducted a systematic review
A. Banke-Thomas, F. I. Ayomoh, I. Abejirinde, Oluwasola Banke-Thomas, E. Eboreime, C. Ameh   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A community-based cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of different bundles of nutrition-specific interventions in improving mean length-for-age z score among children at 24 months of age in rural Bangladesh: study protocol

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background Prevalence of stunting among under-five children in Bangladesh is 36%, varying with geographic and socio-economic characteristics. Previously, research groups statistically modelled the effect of 10 individual nutrition-specific interventions ...
Sk Masum Billah, Tarana E. Ferdous, Mohd Anisul Karim, Michael J. Dibley, Shahreen Raihana, Md Moinuddin, Nuzhat Choudhury, Tahmeed Ahmed, D. M. Emdadul Hoque, Purnima Menon, Shams El Arifeen   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prospective Study on Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression in Al-Dakhliya Governorate in Oman

Oman Medical Journal, 2014
Objectives: Postnatal Depression (PND) is a major health problem. It has a serious impact on the mother, her child and family. Studies have shown wide diversity of its prevalence across different cultures. Its epidemiology and its associated risk factors
Fatma Ibrahim Al Hinai, Saleh Saif Al Hinai   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Maternal health-related barriers and the potentials of mobile health technologies: Qualitative findings from a pilot randomized controlled trial in rural Southwestern Uganda

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Background: Maternal mortality rate remains unacceptably high in Uganda. In-depth evidence about the barriers to access and utilization of maternal health services specifically among the rural illiterate pregnant women remains lacking.
Wilson Tumuhimbise, Esther C Atukunda, Sandrah Ayebaza, Jane Katusiime, Godfrey Mugyenyi, Niels Pinkwart, Angella Musiimenta   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Womens Autonomy and Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2023
Background: Maternal health care means the health care that a woman receives during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal period. Utilization of above service is crucial for the wellbeing of a mother and new born. The objective of the study is to find out
Tulasha Dahal, Sarswati Neupane, Pratikshya Chapagain, Ranjeeta Khanal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Indonesia’s national health insurance scheme on inequality in access to maternal health services: A propensity score matched analysis

Journal of Global Health, 2020
Background Reducing inequality in maternal, neonatal and infant mortality are key targets in the Sustainable Development Goals. This study is the first to evaluate the impact of Indonesia’s national health insurance scheme, Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional ...
Kanya Anindya, J. Lee, B. McPake, S. Wilopo, C. Millett, N. Carvalho   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Reducing maternal mortality in Nigeria: addressing maternal health services’ perception and experience

Journal of global health reports, 2020
Despite efforts targeted at addressing maternal deaths across national and sub-national levels, maternal mortality ratio has remained high in Nigeria in the last two decades, with the country currently accounting for about 20% of global maternal deaths ...
B. Ope
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Factors enabling comprehensive maternal health services in the benefits package of emerging financing schemes: A cross-sectional analysis from 1990 to 2014. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
INTRODUCTION:Maternal delivery is the costliest event during pregnancy, especially if a complicated delivery occurs that requires emergency hospital services.
Veronica Vargas, Sayem Ahmed, Alayne M Adams   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source