Sexual and reproductive health services in universal health coverage: a review of recent evidence from low-and middle-income countries

TKS Ravindran, V Govender - Sexual and reproductive health …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
If universal health coverage (UHC) cannot be achieved without the sexual and reproductive
health (SRH) needs of the population being met, what then is the current situation vis-à-vis …

Women decision-making autonomy on maternal health service and associated factors in low-and middle-income countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis

NA Gebeyehu, KA Gelaw, EA Lake… - Women's …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: This study was done to determine the overall estimate of decision-making
autonomy on maternal health services and associated factors in low-and middle-income …

Prevalence of low birth weight and its associated factor at birth in Sub-Saharan Africa: A generalized linear mixed model

ZT Tessema, KS Tamirat, AB Teshale, GA Tesema - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Low birth weight (LBW) is one of the major determinants of perinatal survival,
infant morbidity, and mortality, as well as the risk of developmental disabilities and illnesses …

[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 …

Women's decision-making autonomy in the household and the use of maternal health services: an Indonesian case study

A Rizkianti, T Afifah, I Saptarini, MF Rakhmadi - Midwifery, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives The study aimed to examine the influence of Indonesian women's decision-
making within the household regarding the use of maternal health services. It explored …

Prevalence and determinants of the place of delivery among reproductive age women in sub–Saharan Africa

KS Adde, KS Dickson, H Amu - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Maternal mortality is an issue of global public health concern with over 300,000
women dying globally each year. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), these deaths mainly occur …

The social determinants of health facility delivery in Ghana

E Dankwah, W Zeng, C Feng, S Kirychuk, M Farag - Reproductive health, 2019 - Springer
Background Many women still deliver outside a health facility in Ghana, often under
unhygienic conditions and without skilled birth attendants. This study aims to examine the …

Distance is “a big problem”: a geographic analysis of reported and modelled proximity to maternal health services in Ghana

W Dotse-Gborgbortsi, K Nilsen, A Ofosu… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Geographic barriers to healthcare are associated with adverse maternal health
outcomes. Modelling travel times using georeferenced data is becoming common in …

Women's autonomy and utilization of maternal healthcare in India: Evidence from a recent national survey

D Mondal, S Karmakar, A Banerjee - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objective The present study aims to examine the association between women's decision-
making autonomy and utilization of maternal healthcare services among the currently …

Exposure to different types of mass media and timing of antenatal care initiation: insights from the 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey

Q Sserwanja, LM Mutisya, MW Musaba - BMC women's health, 2022 - Springer
Background Early initiation of antenatal care (ANC) within the first trimester is highly
recommended in the current 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. Mass …