The use of reproductive healthcare at commune health stations in a changing health system in Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With health sector reform in Vietnam moving towards greater pluralism, commune health stations (CHSs) have been subject to growing competition from private health services and increasing numbers of patients bypassing CHSs for higher-level health facilities. This study describes the pattern of reproductive health (RH) and family planning (FP) service utilization among women at CHSs and other health facilities, and explores socio-demographic determinants of RH service utilization at the CHS level.

Methods

This study was based on a cross-sectional survey conducted in Thua Thien Hue and Vinh Long provinces, using a multi-stage cluster sampling technique. Questionnaire-based interviews with 978 ever-married women at reproductive age provided data on socio-demographic c

SUBMITTER: Ngo AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3189878 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature