Predictors of women’s utilization of primary health care for skilled pregnancy care in rural Nigeria

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2018

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Springer Nature

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The study identifies factors that lead pregnant women to use or not use existing primary health care (PHC) facilities for antenatal and delivery care. A total of 1408 randomly selected women of reproductive age were interviewed in their households using a pre-tested structured questionnaire. Findings indicate that addressing the limiting factors (distance, costs and poor quality of care) through innovative approaches will increase the utilization of skilled pregnancy care in PHCs and reduce maternal mortality in rural Nigeria.

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MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, PREGNANCY, ANTENATAL CARE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, HEALTH FACILITIES, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, WOMEN’S HEALTH, NIGERIA, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/57990

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) / Innovation pour la santé des mères et des enfants d’Afrique (IMCHA)
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) / Santé maternelle et infantile (MCH)