Factors impacting antenatal care utilization: a systematic review of 37 fragile and conflict-affected situations

KM Alibhai, BR Ziegler, L Meddings, E Batung… - Conflict and …, 2022 - Springer
Background It is estimated that over 930 million people live in fragile and conflict-affected
situations (FCAS) worldwide. These regions, characterized by violence, civil unrest, and war …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Geospatial inequalities and determinants of nutritional status among women and children in Afghanistan: an observational study

N Akseer, Z Bhatti, T Mashal, S Soofi… - The Lancet Global …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Undernutrition is a pervasive condition in Afghanistan, and prevalence is
among the highest in the world. We aimed to comprehensively assess district-level …

Resilience in maternal, newborn, and child health in low-and middle-income countries: findings from a scoping review

OA Makinde, BO Okusanya, NK Ichegbo… - Reproductive …, 2025 - Springer
Objectives The research objectives were to identify and synthesise prevailing definitions and
indices of resilience in maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) and propose a …

Progress towards universal health coverage in Myanmar: a national and subnational assessment

SM Han, MM Rahman, MS Rahman, KT Swe… - The Lancet Global …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Attainment of universal health coverage is a global health priority. The
Myanmar Government has committed to attainment of universal health coverage by 2030 …

Associations between indoor air pollution and acute respiratory infections among under-five children in Afghanistan: do SES and sex matter?

J Rana, J Uddin, R Peltier, Y Oulhote - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background: Low-income families often depend on fuels such as wood, coal, and animal
dung for cooking. Such solid fuels are highly polluting and are a primary source of indoor air …

Can community health worker home visiting improve care-seeking and maternal and newborn care practices in fragile states such as Afghanistan? A population …

KM Edmond, K Yousufi, Z Anwari, SM Sadat… - BMC medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background The effects of community health worker (CHW) home visiting during the
antenatal and postnatal periods in fragile-and conflicted-affected countries such as …

Wealth-based equity in maternal, neonatal, and child health services utilization: a cross-sectional study from Ethiopia

AD Wuneh, AA Medhanyie, AM Bezabih… - International Journal for …, 2019 - Springer
Background Despite the pro-poor health policies in Ethiopia, the utilization of maternal,
neonatal, and child health services remains a challenge for the country. Health equity …

Women, children and adolescents in conflict countries: an assessment of inequalities in intervention coverage and survival

N Akseer, J Wright, H Tasic, K Everett, E Scudder… - BMJ global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Conflict adversely impacts health and health systems, yet its effect on health
inequalities, particularly for women and children, has not been systematically studied. We …

Inequities and their determinants in coverage of maternal health services in Burkina Faso

T Mwase, S Brenner, J Mazalale, J Lohmann… - International journal for …, 2018 - Springer
Background Poor and marginalized segments of society often display the worst health status
due to limited access to health enhancing interventions. It follows that in order to enhance …