Patterns of access to reproductive health services in Ghana and Nigeria: results of a cluster analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inequalities in access to health care result in systematic health differences between social groups. Interventions to improve health do not always consider these inequalities. To examine access to reproductive health care services in Ghana and Nigeria, the patterns of use of family planning and maternal care by women in these countries are explored.

Methods

We used population-level data from the Ghana and Nigeria Demographic Health Surveys of 2014 and 2013 respectively. We applied a two-step cluster analysis followed by multinomial logistic regression analysis.

Results

The initial two-step cluster analyses related to family planning identified three clusters of women in Ghana and Nigeria: women with high, medium and poor access to family planning services.

SUBMITTER: Ogundele OJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7178999 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature