Community perspectives on access to maternal health services during the COVID-19 pandemic in rural Western Kenya: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: Globally, maternal and child health outcomes were negatively affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is limited qualitative evidence focused on access to maternal health services during the COVID-19 pandemic in rural sub-Saharan African populations. This study aims to fill this gap by exploring key community perspectives on access to maternal health services during the COVID-19 pandemic in rural western Kenya. We conducted five focus group discussions and sixty one in-depth interviews. Participants were mothers who delivered in 2020 during the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and rural community health workers (CHWs) in Siaya and Kisii counties. The three-delay model framework helped to guide discussions around access to maternal health services during the COVID-19 pandemic in rur

SUBMITTER: Kaseje N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12374302 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature