Spatial variation in the use of reproductive health services over time: a decomposition analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The paper argues that several Sub-Saharan African countries have recorded marked improvements in the use of reproductive health services. However, the literature has hardly highlighted such progress and the factors responsible for them. The current study uses Ghana as a case to examine progress in the consumption of reproductive health services over the last two decades and the factors responsible for such progress.

Methods

The study uses two rounds (1998 and 2014) of Demographic and Health Survey data from Ghana. Standard frequencies, a logit model and decomposition of the coefficients of the logit model (i.e. Oaxaca-type decomposition) was employed to examine changes in the use of reproductive health services (4+ antenatal visits and skilled attendance at birth)

SUBMITTER: Abekah-Nkrumah G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5838884 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature