Factors affecting postnatal care service utilization in Pyuthan district: A mixed method study.

ABSTRACT: The first hours, days, and weeks following childbirth are critical for the well-being of both the mother and newborn. Despite this significance, the postnatal period often receives inadequate attention in terms of quality care provision. In Nepal, the utilization of postnatal care (PNC) services remains a challenging issue. Employing a facility-based concurrent triangulation mixed-method approach, this study aimed to identify factors associated with PNC service utilization, as well as its facilitators and barriers. A quantitative survey involved 243 mothers who had given birth in the six months preceding the survey, selected using a multistage sampling technique from six health facilities of two randomly selected local levels of the Pyuthan district. Weighted multivariate logistic regressi

SUBMITTER: Thapa TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11379213 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature