Women's decision-making autonomy and utilisation of maternal healthcare services: results from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey

B Ghose, D Feng, S Tang, S Yaya, Z He, O Udenigwe… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the association between women's
decision-making power and utilisation of maternal healthcare services (MHS) among …

Levels and determinants of continuum of care for maternal and newborn health in Cambodia-evidence from a population-based survey

W Wang, R Hong - BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2015 - Springer
Background Continuum of care throughout pregnancy, birth, and after delivery has become
a key program strategy for improving the health of mothers and newborns. Successful …

Utilization of skilled birth attendant at birth and associated factors among women who gave birth in the last 24 months preceding the survey in Gura Dhamole Woreda …

GS Ayele, AT Melku, SS Belda - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Maternal morbidity and mortality continued to be major issues in many
countries. Globally a total of 10.7 million women have died between 1990 and 2015 due to …

Influence of women's decision-making autonomy on antenatal care utilisation and institutional delivery services in Nigeria: evidence from the Nigeria Demographic …

CK Imo - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022 - Springer
Background In the context of global health priority, understanding the role of power
dynamics among women as an important intervention required towards achieving optimum …

Women empowerment and skilled birth attendance in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country analysis

KS Dickson, KS Adde, EK Ameyaw - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction In 2017, the highest global maternal deaths occurred in sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA). The WHO advocates that maternal deaths can be mitigated with the assistance of …

Women's attitude towards wife-beating and its relationship with reproductive healthcare seeking behavior: A countrywide population survey in Bangladesh

MN Khan, MM Islam - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global public health problem that has
substantial consequences on the physical, mental, sexual and reproductive health of …

Antenatal care and skilled birth attendance in Bangladesh are influenced by female education and family affordability: BDHS 2014

J Bhowmik, RK Biswas, M Woldegiorgis - Public health, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives Antenatal care (ANC) during pregnancy and skilled birth attendance (SBA)
during delivery are important policy concerns to reduce maternal deaths. Bangladesh is one …

Factors associated with intended use of a maternity waiting home in Southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

T Vermeiden, F Braat, G Medhin, A Gaym… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Although Ethiopia is scaling up Maternity Waiting Homes (MWHs) to
reduce maternal and perinatal mortality, women's use of MWHs varies markedly between …

Factors affecting deliveries attended by skilled birth attendants in Bangladesh

GMA Kibria, S Ghosh, S Hossen, RAA Barsha… - Maternal Health …, 2017 - Springer
Background The presence of skilled birth attendants (SBAs) is crucial in childbirth to reduce
the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) and to achieve the maternal mortality target of the United …

Key barriers to the provision and utilization of maternal health services in low-and lower-middle-income countries; a scoping review

Y Sarikhani, SM Najibi, Z Razavi - BMC Women's Health, 2024 - Springer
Background The preservation and promotion of maternal health (MH) emerge as vital global
health objectives. Despite the considerable emphasis on MH, there are still serious …