Determinants of maternity care services utilization among married adolescents in rural India

PK Singh, RK Rai, M Alagarajan, L Singh - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Coupled with the largest number of maternal deaths, adolescent pregnancy in
India has received paramount importance due to early age at marriage and low …

Factors associated with the utilisation of postnatal care services among the mothers of Nepal: analysis of Nepal demographic and health survey 2011

V Khanal, M Adhikari, R Karkee, T Gavidia - BMC women's health, 2014 - Springer
Background Postnatal care is essential to save the life of the mother and newborn.
Knowledge on the determinants of postnatal care assists the policy makers to design, justify …

Economic inequalities in maternal health care: prenatal care and skilled birth attendance in India, 1992–2006

PK Pathak, A Singh, SV Subramanian - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background The use of maternal health care is limited in India despite several programmatic
efforts for its improvement since the late 1980's. The use of maternal health care is typically …

Assessing the utilization of maternal and child health care among married adolescent women: evidence from India

L Singh, RK Rai, PK Singh - Journal of biosocial science, 2012 - cambridge.org
This study explores the prevalence and factors associated with the utilization of maternal
and child health care services among married adolescent women in India using the third …

Men in maternal care: evidence from India

A Chattopadhyay - Journal of biosocial science, 2012 - cambridge.org
Men's supportive stance is an essential component for making women's world better. There
are growing debates among policymakers and researchers on the role of males in maternal …

Postnatal care utilization and associated factors among women of reproductive age Group in Halaba Kulito Town, Southern Ethiopia

T Abuka Abebo, D Jember Tesfaye - Archives of public health, 2018 - Springer
Background Despite postnatal care services significant role in improving maternal and new-
born health, services are underutilized in most developing countries including Ethiopia …

Utilization of maternal healthcare among adolescent mothers in urban India: evidence from DLHS-3

A Singh, A Kumar, P Pranjali - PeerJ, 2014 - peerj.com
Background. Low use of maternal healthcare services is one of the reasons why maternal
mortality is still considerably high among adolescents mothers in India. To increase the …

Differential effects of community health worker visits across social and economic groups in Uttar Pradesh, India: a link between social inequities and health disparities

A Seth, S Tomar, K Singh, D Chandurkar… - International journal for …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background Uttar Pradesh (UP) accounts for the largest number of neonatal deaths
in India. This study explores potential socio-economic inequities in household-level contacts …

Maternal mortality ratio and predictors of maternal deaths in selected desert districts in Rajasthan: a community-based survey and case control study

SD Gupta, A Khanna, R Gupta, NK Sharma… - Women's Health …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Reduction in maternal and child mortality has been a top priority in India,
especially in light of the commitment on the part of the national government to the reach the …

Population attributable risk estimates for factors associated with non-use of postnatal care services among women in Nigeria

KE Agho, OK Ezeh, AI Issaka, AI Enoma, S Baines… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To determine population attributable risks (PARs) estimates for factors associated
with non-use of postnatal care (PNC) in Nigeria. Design, setting and participants The most …