The Role of Distance and Quality on Facility Selection for Maternal and Child Health Services in Urban Kenya.

ABSTRACT: Universal access to health care requires service availability and accessibility for those most in need of maternal and child health services. Women often bypass facilities closest to home due to poor quality. Few studies have directly linked individuals to facilities where they sought maternal and child health services and examined the role of distance and quality on this facility choice. Using endline data from a longitudinal survey from a sample of women in five cities in Kenya, we examine the role of distance and quality on facility selection for women using delivery, facility-based contraceptives, and child health services. A survey of public and private facilities offering reproductive health services was also conducted. Distances were measured between household cluster location and b

SUBMITTER: Escamilla V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5862698 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature