Factors influencing deliveries at health facilities in a rural Maasai Community in Magadi sub-County, Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In response to poor maternal, newborn, and child health indicators in Magadi sub-county, the "Boma" model was launched to promote health facility delivery by establishing community health units and training community health volunteers (CHVs) and traditional birth attendants (TBAs) as safe motherhood promoters. As a result, health facility delivery increased from 14% to 24%, still considerably below the national average (61%). We therefore conducted this study to determine factors influencing health facility delivery and describe barriers and motivators to the same.

Methods

A mixed methods cross-sectional study involving a survey with 200 women who had delivered in the last 24 months, 3 focus group discussions with health providers, chiefs and CHVs and 26 in-depth

SUBMITTER: Karanja S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5751799 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature