Ethnic disparities in utilisation of maternal health care services in Ghana: Evidence from the 2007 Ghana Maternal Health Survey
Objective. Disparities in utilisation of maternal health care remain a challenge to attainment of the maternal health-related Millennium Development Goals. The objective of this descriptive study was to examine disparities in utilisation of maternal health care among ethnic groups in Ghana.Design. Data from the 2007 Ghana Maternal Health Survey were analysed for disparities in antenatal […]
A qualitative study of the maternal health information-seeking behaviour of women of reproductive age in Mpwapwa district, Tanzania
Background: Active engagement in seeking maternal health information among women of reproductive age is vital in promoting positive health-seeking behaviour and improving maternal health outcomes. Objective: This study aimed to explore maternal health information-seeking behaviour of women of reproductive age in a rural Tanzania. Methods: Using a qualitative research approach, the study held eight focus […]
Dimensions of women empowerment on access to antenatal care in Uganda: A further analysis of the Uganda demographic health survey 2016
Background: Women empowerment has been viewed as a good strategy in the reduction of global maternal morbidity and mortality. Most of the recent studies in Uganda have focussed on antenatal care (ANC) frequency and the associated factors with no focus on the effect of women empowerment. Our study aims at examining the prevalence of optimal […]
Creating the next steps to care: Maternal heath, improvisation, and Fulani women in Niamey, Niger
On paper, Niger’s maternal healthcare system is extensively outlined by policies which assure access to certain services and create hierarchical referral chains. In practice it remains intensely improvisational: actors in the system must frequently make up the next steps to giving and receiving care, often outside the existing policies and procedures. Although population health in […]
Maternity waiting Home-use and associated factors among mothers in northwest Ethiopia, The application of the integrated behavioral model
Background: Maternal mortality in Ethiopia is the highest in the world (412/100,000). Health facility delivery is the cornerstone in reducing maternal mortality. However, health facility delivery is low in Ethiopia, due to poor access and ill-equipped health facilities. Maternity waiting home (MWH) is one of the comprehensive packages of essential obstetric services, enabling women to […]
Abortion-related mortality in a tertiary medical centre in Enugu, Nigeria
This study reviewed abortion-related maternal deaths, from January 2000 to December 2005 at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria, to identify maternal characteristics, abortion types, provider characteristics, complications and causes of death. Abortion was defined as termination of pregnancy before 28 completed weeks of pregnancy. There were 93 pregnancy-related deaths, and 11 were […]
Maternal health care in five sub-Saharan African countries
This paper examines inequalities in access to maternal health care services and identifies demographic and socio-economic factors associated with poor maternal health outcomes using data from five Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in Ghana (2003), Kenya (2003), Nigeria (2003), Uganda (2000-2001) and Zambia (2001-2002). The six maternal health care indicators show that rural women are […]
Exploring the feasibility of eHealth solutions to decrease delays in maternal healthcare in remote communities of Ghana
Background: Despite the introduction of the Millennium Development Goal to reduce maternal deaths from 400 to 100 per 100,000 live births, the proportion of maternal deaths is still much higher in most developing countries like Ghana. Various interventions have been implemented in Ghana that focus on increasing skilled maternal care. These are especially needed in […]
Morbidity and use of maternal health care among women in the city of Marrakech. Correlations with the rural exodus and with socioeconomic and biodemographic factors
survey was made in 2008 in the city of Marrakech among a sample of 1,202 women who had given birth within the previous five years, in order to discern the effects of migration from rural areas on access to maternal health care and on maternal morbidity. The results show significant differences between women born in […]
Obstetric outcome following free maternal care at Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH), Parklane, Enugu, South-eastern Nigeria
This study aims to determine the impact of free maternal care on the utilisation of the available delivery services and to evaluate the obstetric outcome. All deliveries at ESUTH, Parklane within the 4 months of free maternal care from 1 September to 31 December 2008 were studied and compared with deliveries that took place 4 […]
