Need factors for utilisation of institutional delivery services in Nepal: an analysis from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, 2011.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aims to assess the role of need factors with respect to the utilisation of institutional delivery services in Nepal.

Design

An analytic study was conducted using a subset of 4079 ever married women from the 2011 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, which utilised two-stage cluster sampling. Logistic regression with complex sample analysis was performed to evaluate the effects of antenatal care visits and birth preparedness activities on facility delivery.

Outcome measures

Facility delivery.

Results

Overall facility delivery rate was low at 36.9% (95% CI 33.5% to 40.2%, SE 1.69). Only half (50.1%) of the women made four or more antenatal care visits while 62.9% (95% CI 59.9% to 65.8%, SE 1.51) did not indicate any of the four birth preparati

SUBMITTER: Karkee R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3963088 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature