Using social ecological model to assess the determinants of health facility birth preparedness practices among Indigenous Maasai women in Northern Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Effective Birth preparedness remain one of the most important intervention to reduce the risk of complications such as postpartum hemorrhage, obstructed labor, fetal distress, uterine rupture, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, infections, still birth and unsafe abortion. Despite the efforts to encourage women to give birth in healthcare facilities, improvement has remained stagnant, particularly in remote Indigenous Maasai population in northern Tanzania. This study utilizes the Social Ecological Model (SEM) as a guiding framework to assess the multilevel determinants influencing health facility birth preparedness practices among Indigenous Maasai women. The study explores how individual, interpersonal, community, and societal-level factors influence maternal health behaviors.

SUBMITTER: Chanimbaga BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12667119 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature