Household saving during pregnancy and facility delivery in Zambia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Financial barriers cause many women in low- and middle-income countries to deliver outside of a health facility, contributing to maternal and neonatal mortality. Savings accrued during pregnancy can increase access to safe delivery services. We investigated the relationship between household saving during pregnancy and facility delivery. A cross-section of 2381 women who delivered a child in the previous 12 months was sampled from 40 health facility catchment areas across eight districts in three provinces in Zambia in April and May of 2016. During a household survey, women reported on their perceptions of the adequacy of their household savings during their recent pregnancy. Households were categorized based on women's responses as: did not save; saved but not enough; and saved enough. We

SUBMITTER: Chiu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6481286 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature