Does maternal health voucher scheme have association with distance inequality in maternal and newborn care utilization? Evidence from rural Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bangladesh has made substantial progress in maternal health. However, persistent inequities in service use undermine the achievements at the national level. In 2007, the government introduced a Maternal Health Voucher Scheme (MHVS) to reduce barriers to service utilization. The current study explores the impact of MHVS on reducing distance inequality in utilization across the maternal and newborn continuum of care (MNCoC).

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted from October'2017 to April'2018 in four selected MHVS sub-districts of Chattogram and Sylhet Divisions of Bangladesh. 2,400 women with at-least one child aged below two years were randomly selected. Both bivariate and multivariate analyses were carried out to explore the absolute and relative influe

SUBMITTER: Chowdhury AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10703241 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature