Effectiveness of a free maternal healthcare programme under the National Health Insurance Scheme on skilled care: evidence from a cross-sectional study in two districts in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In her quest to reduce maternal mortality, Ghana introduced a free maternal healthcare programme under the National Health Insurance Scheme. This study aimed to evaluate if women registered with the insurance had a better chance of accessing maternal healthcare services in two districts in Ghana.

Setting

We conducted a cross-sectional quantitative study involving household interviews of all women of the reproductive age group (15-49 years) residing in Kintampo North Municipality and Kintampo South District in Ghana from May to July 2015. Logistics regression analysis at 95% CI was used to determine the independent associations between maternal health insurance and use of antenatal care, facility-based delivery and postnatal care services.

Participants

Women

SUBMITTER: Twum P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6231580 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature