Quality of maternity care and its determinants along the continuum in Kenya: A structural equation modeling analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving access to delivery services does not guarantee access to quality obstetric care and better survival, and therefore, concerns for quality of maternal and newborn care in low- and middle-income countries have been raised. Our study explored characteristics associated with the quality of initial assessment, intrapartum, and immediate postpartum and newborn care, and further assessed the relationships along the continuum of care.

Methods

The 2010 Service Provision Assessment data of Kenya for 627 routine deliveries of women aged 15-49 were used. Quality of care measures were assessed using recently validated quality of care measures during initial assessment, intrapartum, and postpartum periods. Data were analyzed with negative binomial regression and struct

SUBMITTER: Owili PO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5433759 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature