Association between the quality of care and continuous maternal and child health service utilisation in Angola: Longitudinal data analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) prioritise minimising maternal, neonatal, and infant mortality. To improve maternal and child health, various evidence-based interventions have been introduced. Quality of care is pertinent while strengthening service utilisations. Achieving optimal-quality care is often marred with difficulties, such as inadequate skills and knowledge of health workers, poor fidelity to protocols, and poor user acceptance. Angola is a LMIC facing these problems. This study aimed to demonstrate the influence of health facilities' quality of care at antenatal care (ANC) on subsequent maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) service utilisation in Angolan pregnant women.

Methods

Population-based cohort data from the Maternal and Child H

SUBMITTER: Aoki A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10416139 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature