Pathways to service access for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in rural Bangladesh: Exploring women's care-seeking.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While women in low- and middle-income countries face a range of barriers to accessing care for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, there is little understanding of the pathways taken to overcome these constraints and reach the services they need. This study explores the perspectives of women and communities on the influences that impact care-seeking decisions and pathways to health services.

Methods

To understand individual perspectives, we conducted 22 in-depth interviews (IDIs) with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia survivors (PE/E) in a tertiary hospital, where they received care after initiating PE/E services in different parts of the country. In four districts, we conducted one male and one female focus group discussion (FGD) to unearth care-seeking pathways and e

SUBMITTER: Dempsey A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7861535 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature