Determinants of maternal health care and birth outcome in the Dande Health and Demographic Surveillance System area, Angola.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Maternal health care improvement and reduction of maternal and child mortality are priorities of the global health agenda. In Angola, maternal mortality remains high and the risk of pregnancy-related death was 1 in 32 during 2015. This study aims to identify demographic and social factors influencing antenatal care and health facility delivery among women in Dande and to understand their impact on birth outcomes.

Methods

This study is based on community-based longitudinal data collected by the Dande Health and Demographic Surveillance System between 2009 and 2015. Data on pregnancy outcomes (10,289 outcomes of 8,066 women) were collected for all reported pregnancies, including sociodemographic information, health services utilisation and women's reproductive histo

SUBMITTER: Rosario EVN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6706050 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature