Identifying inequities in maternal and child health through risk stratification to inform health systems strengthening in Northern Togo.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In Togo, substantial progress in maternal and child health is needed to reach global development goals. To better inform clinic and community-based health services, this study identifies factors associated with maternal and child health care utilization in the Kara region of Northern Togo.

Methods

We conducted a population-representative household survey of four health clinic catchment areas of 1,075 women of reproductive age in 2015. Multivariable logistic regression was used to model individual and structural factors associated with utilization of four maternal and child health services. Key outcomes were: facility-based delivery, maternal postnatal health check by a health professional within the first six weeks of birth, childhood vaccination, and receipt of ma

SUBMITTER: McCarthy KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5354273 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature