Early postnatal care uptake and its associated factors following childbirth in East Africa-a Bayesian hierarchical modeling approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The postnatal period is a critical period for both mothers and their newborns for their health. Lack of early postnatal care (PNC) services during a 2-day period is a life-threatening situation for both the mother and the babies. However, no data have been examined for PNCs in East Africa. Hence, using the more flexible Bayesian multilevel modeling approach, this study aims to investigate the pooled prevalence and potential factors for PNC utilization among women after delivery in East African countries.

Methods

We retrieved secondary data from the Kids Record (KR) demographic and health surveys (DHS) data from 2015 to 2022 from 10 East African countries. A total of 77,052 weighted women were included in the study. We used R 4.3.2 software for analysis. We fitted

SUBMITTER: Terefe B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11632800 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature