Access to maternal healthcare services among Indigenous women in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of, and factors associated with, accessing maternal healthcare services (MHC) by Indigenous women in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), Bangladesh.

Design

This was a cross-sectional survey among Indigenous women of reproductive age.

Setting

Two upazillas (subdistricts) of Khagrachhari hill district of the CHT.

Participants

Indigenous women (15-49 years) within 36 months of delivery were surveyed about accessing MHC services (antenatal care, delivery and postnatal care) for their last pregnancy and delivery.

Primary outcome measures

The primary outcome for this analysis is the prevalence of accessing any MHC service and secondary outcome is factors associated with access to MHC services for Indigenous

SUBMITTER: Akter S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6830644 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature