Barriers and facilitators to health care seeking behaviours in pregnancy in rural communities of southern Mozambique.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In countries, such as Mozambique, where maternal mortality remains high, the greatest contribution of mortality comes from the poor and vulnerable communities, who frequently reside in remote and rural areas with limited access to health care services. This study aimed to understand women's health care seeking practices during pregnancy, taking into account the underlying social, cultural and structural barriers to accessing timely appropriate care in Maputo and Gaza Provinces, southern Mozambique.

Methods

This ethnographic study collected data through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with women of reproductive age, including pregnant women, as well as household-level decision makers (partners, mothers and mothers-in-law), traditional healers, matro

SUBMITTER: Munguambe K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4943506 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature