Evidence for causal links between education and maternal and child health: systematic review

BS Mensch, EK Chuang, AJ Melnikas… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Numerous studies have documented an inverse association between years of
schooling attained, particularly by women, and reduced maternal, infant and child mortality …

[HTML][HTML] Causal effects of education on sexual and reproductive health in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

SR Psaki, EK Chuang, AJ Melnikas, DB Wilson… - SSM-Population …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Despite strong theoretical grounding, important gaps in knowledge remain
regarding the degree to which there is a causal relationship between education and sexual …

[HTML][HTML] Mass media exposure and maternal healthcare utilization in South Asia

K Fatema, JT Lariscy - SSM-Population Health, 2020 - Elsevier
Maternal mortality remains a major population health problem in the developing world due
in part to inadequate healthcare before, during, and after childbirth. Mass media has the …

Female education and maternal health care utilization: evidence from Uganda

D Amwonya, N Kigosa, J Kizza - Reproductive Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Maternal health care is among the key indicators of population health and
economic development. Therefore, the study attempted to explore female education and …

Individual-, household-, and community-level factors associated with eight or more antenatal care contacts in Nigeria: Evidence from Demographic and Health Survey

M Ekholuenetale, FO Benebo, AF Idebolo - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Antenatal care (ANC) is a vital mechanism for women to obtain close attention
during pregnancy and prevent death-related issues. Moreover, it improves the involvement …

Current status and determinants of maternal healthcare utilization in Afghanistan: analysis from Afghanistan demographic and health survey 2015

S Mumtaz, J Bahk, YH Khang - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Advancing maternal health is central to global health policy-making; therefore,
considerable efforts have been made to improve maternal health. Still, in many developing …

Impact of education on the utilization of maternal health care services: An investigation from National Family Health Survey (2015–16) in India

B Barman, J Saha, P Chouhan - Children and Youth Services Review, 2020 - Elsevier
Aim The present study attempts to show the influence of women's (15–49 years) education
on the utilization of Maternal Health Care (MHC) services in India and also find out the other …

Area of focus to handle delays related to maternal death in Ethiopia

N Tesfay, R Tariku, A Zenebe, F Mohammed… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Maternal delay factors, together with medical factors, have a substantial role in
determining maternity outcomes. Although several studies were conducted on delay factors …

Does increasing women's education reduce their risk of intimate partner violence? Evidence from an education policy reform

A Weitzman - Criminology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Although scholars have employed rigorous causal methods to examine the relationship
between education and crime, few of them have taken a causal approach to the study of …

Education, employment, economic status and empowerment: Implications for maternal health care services utilization in India

AK Yadav, B Sahni, PK Jena - Journal of Public Affairs, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of Education, Employment, Economic Status
and Empowerment (introduced as the 4Es) and other explanatory socio‐demographic …