Geographical accessibility in assessing bypassing behaviour for inpatient neonatal care, Bungoma County-Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neonatal mortality rate in Kenya continues to be unacceptably high. In reducing newborn deaths, inequality in access to care and quality care have been identified as current barriers. Contributing to these barriers are the bypassing behaviour and geographical access which leads to delay in seeking newborn care. This study (i) measured geographical accessibility of inpatient newborn care, and (ii), characterized bypassing behaviour using the geographical accessibility of the inpatient newborn care seekers.

Methods

Geographical accessibility to the inpatient newborn units was modelled based on travel time to the units across Bungoma County. Data was then collected from 8 inpatient newborn units and 395 mothers whose newborns were admitted in the units were interview

SUBMITTER: Ocholla IA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7216545 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature