Women's perceived barriers to giving birth in health facilities in rural Kenya: A qualitative evidence synthesis

SB Nyakang'o, A Booth - Midwifery, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background In Kenya, uptake of skilled care during birth remains lower in rural
areas when compared to urban areas, despite efforts by the government to encourage …

[HTML][HTML] Uptake of skilled attendance along the continuum of care in rural Western Kenya: selected analysis from Global Health initiative survey-2012

W Mwangi, O Gachuno, M Desai, D Obor… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Examining skilled attendance throughout pregnancy, delivery and immediate
postnatal period is proxy indicator on the progress towards reduction of maternal and …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial autocorrelation in uptake of antenatal care and relationship to individual, household and village-level factors: results from a community-based survey …

W Prudhomme O'Meara, A Platt, V Naanyu… - International journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Background The majority of maternal deaths, stillbirths, and neonatal deaths are
concentrated in a few countries, many of which have weak health systems, poor access to …

Being perceived as 'a real woman'or following one's own convictions: a qualitative study to understand individual, family, and community influences on the place of …

M Dahlberg, B Södergård, A Thorson… - Culture, health & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Despite potentially playing a key role in improving maternal and child health, including the
prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, health facility delivery rates …

Predictors of intention to integrate biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato in child feeding: A field information experiment in rural Kenya

CJ Lagerkvist, JM Mutiso, JJ Okello… - Ecology of Food and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The study assesses the psychosocial predictors of intention to integrate biofortified pro-
vitamin A orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) in proper complementary feeding (PCF) …

Attending to traditional birth attendants: incentives and responses in Western Kenya

NA Rai - 2015 - repository.library.georgetown.edu
In this dissertation I examine topics in development economics. The first two chapters relate
to Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) in the Western Province of Kenya, and the final chapter …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the effectiveness of dialogue in improving health facility deliveries

IA Moth, K Jack, O Rose - Scientific Research and Essays, 2015 - academicjournals.org
Maternal mortality is a concern worldwide with higher disparities of 1 in 16 in developing
compared to 1 in 2800 in developed countries. Kenya's maternal mortality ratio has …

Determinants of Utilization of Skilled Care During Delivery Among Women of Reproductive Age in Narok County, Kenya

N Monda - 2016 - erepository.uonbi.ac.ke
In Narok County where the present study was conducted; only 18% of children are born in
clinical facilities. Narok county has among the worst Maternal and Child Health outcomes in …

Improved Maternal Health to Realise Millennium Development Goal 5 in Kenya

BM Sorre - Implementation of the Millennium Development Goals …, 2016 - books.google.com
Despite the fact that the Government of Kenya has established various policies and strategic
measures to improve maternal health, maternal mortality has remained high. This study …