Background Despite economic growth and improved health outcomes over the past few
decades, China still experiences striking urban-rural health inequalities. Urban and rural …

Background Timely utilization of antenatal care and delivery services supports the health of
mothers and babies. Few studies exist on the utilization and determinants of timely ANC and …

The Indonesian government has been implementing the National Health Insurance
(Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional [JKN]) policy since 2014. This study aimed to evaluate JKN …

Socioeconomic inequality in the utilisation of maternal healthcare services is well-
documented in Bangladesh. However, the spatial dimension of this inequality is largely …

Background As a result of financial barriers to the utilization of Maternal and Child Health
(MCH) services, the Government of Sierra Leone launched the Free Health Care Initiative …

Since the implementation of the National Health Mission (NHM) in India there has been a
noticeable improvement in the utilization of maternal care, namely antenatal care (ANC) …

Background Mass media can play critical roles in influencing parents' attitudes and practice
toward the healthy upbringing of children. Objective This study examined the association …

Background Increased maternal health care (MHC) service utilisation in Bangladesh over
the past decades has contributed to improvements in maternal health outcomes nationally …

Objectives To examine the association between child marriage and women's use of
institutional delivery care services and whether education and place of residence moderate …

Background Starting in 2006 to 2007, the Government of Bangladesh implemented the
Maternal Health Voucher Scheme (MHVS). This program provides pregnant women with …