"Not too far to walk": the influence of distance on place of delivery in a western Kenya health demographic surveillance system.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal health service coverage in Kenya remains low, especially in rural areas where 63% of women deliver at home, mainly because health facilities are too far away and/or they lack transport. The objectives of the present study were to (1) determine the association between the place of delivery and the distance of a household from the nearest health facility and (2) study the demographic characteristics of households with a delivery within a demographic surveillance system (DSS).

Methods

Census sampling was conducted for 13,333 households in the Webuye health and demographic surveillance system area in 2008-2009. Information was collected on deliveries that had occurred during the previous 12 months. Digital coordinates of households and sentinel locations such

SUBMITTER: Mwaliko E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4036729 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature