Determinants of patterns of maternal and child health service utilization in a rural community in south eastern Nigeria

CC Agunwa, IE Obi, AC Ndu, IB Omotowo… - BMC health services …, 2017 - Springer
Background Women and children constitute a large proportion of any population. They are
the most vulnerable to morbidity and mortality especially in developing countries. In many …

Determinants of use of maternal health services in Nigeria-looking beyond individual and household factors

S Babalola, A Fatusi - BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2009 - Springer
Background Utilization of maternal health services is associated with improved maternal and
neonatal health outcomes. Considering global and national interests in the Millennium …

[PDF][PDF] Socio-demographic factors influencing maternal and child health service utilization in Mwingi: a rural semi-arid district in Kenya

JM Nzioki, RO Onyango, JH Ombaka - American Journal of Public …, 2015 - academia.edu
By the end of this year (2015), Kenya is expected to meet the targets of Millennium
Development Goals number 4 and 5 among others. Available evidence suggests that …

Maternal health services uptake and its determinants in public primary health care facilities in edo state, Nigeria

IO Alenoghena, EC Isah, AR Isara - … Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Aims and objective: To assess the uptake of maternal health services; its determinants and
the perception of users about these services. Materials and methods: A descriptive cross …

Utilization of maternal health services in urban and rural communities of Anambra State, Nigeria

POU Adogu, BN Egenti, C Ubajaka… - Nigerian journal of …, 2014 - ajol.info
OBJECTIVE: This study determined and compared the level and pattern of utilization of
maternal services in urban and rural communities in Anambra State. DESIGN AND …

Maternal health care utilisation in Teso District

LDE Ikamari - African journal of health sciences, 2004 - ajol.info
This paper sets to establish the level of awareness of antenatal care, the timing of antenatal
clinic visits, the level of utilisation of maternal health care, to identify the main service …

Socio-demographic determinants of maternal health-care service utilization among rural women in anambra state, South East Nigeria

OF Emelumadu, AU Ukegbu, NN Ezeama… - Annals of medical and …, 2014 - ajol.info
Background: Although, antenatal care (ANC) attendance in sub Saharan Africa is high,
however this does not always translate into quality ANC care service utilization. Aim: This …

Factors associated with non-utilization of maternal and child health services in Nigeria: results from the 2013 Nigeria demographic and health survey

BS Aregbeshola, SM Khan - Journal of Public Health, 2019 - Springer
Aim This study aims to examine factors associated with non-utilization of maternal and child
health services in Nigeria. Methods Secondary data from the 2013 Nigeria Demographic …

[PDF][PDF] Factors influencing the utilisation of maternal health services: the perspective of rural women in Ghana

AA Daniels, A Ahenkan, KA Poku - Journal of Public Administration and …, 2013 - Citeseer
Maternal mortality is a global issue and WHO recommends the use of maternal health
services to help improve the health of women and babies during pregnancy and childbirth …

Determinants of maternal health service utilisation among pregnant teenagers in Delta State, Nigeria

LC Mekwunyei, TD Odetola - Pan African Medical Journal, 2020 - ajol.info
Introduction: the prevailing high maternal mortality and morbidity rate among pregnant
adolescents in Nigeria underscores all efforts said to have been made to tackle maternal …