Effect of emergency obstetric care and proximity to comprehensive facilities on facility-based delivery in Malawi and Haiti.

ABSTRACT: Proximity of households to comprehensive obstetric care is a key determinant for preventing maternal mortality due to obstetric emergencies. The relationship between proximity to comprehensive care and facility delivery is further complicated by the use of varied methods in measuring facility obstetric capacity-which may misrepresent the real scenario of obstetric care availability in a service environment. We investigated the joint effects of proximity and two emergency obstetric care assessment (EmOC) methods on women's place of delivery in Malawi and Haiti. Household level and health facility data were obtained from the 2013-2018 Demographic and Health Surveys and Service Provision Assessment surveys. Records of women aged 15 to 49 years who had a childbirth in the last 5 years were lin

SUBMITTER: Amadi-Mgbenka CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021570 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature