Health insurance, social safety net and maternal health service utilisation in Pakistan: a population based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of the study is to examine the impact of health insurance and social safety net programmes on maternal health service utilisation (MHSU) in Pakistan.

Design

Cross-sectional.

Settings

Data were obtained from Pakistan Demographic Health Survey 2017-2018.

Participants

Out of 12 364 Pakistani ever-married women aged 15-49 years included in the survey sample, 7752 were included in the study.

Main outcome measures

Three response variables (antenatal care (ANC) by skilled attendants (<4 visits=inadequate vs 4 or more visits=adequate), health facility-based delivery (home vs health) and postnatal care (yes vs no) were combined to assess MHSU. Health insurance was derived from the question 'are you covered with any health insurance?' and s

SUBMITTER: Shah N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11367345 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature