Difference in factors associated with continuum of care completion rate from pregnancy to postpartum period in rural Nepal: a community-based, cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to investigate the continuum of care (CoC) completion rate in maternal, neonatal and child health and its associated factors among mothers in two ecological regions in Nepal.

Design

This was a community-based, cross-sectional study, for which data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire. Multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine the associated factors.

Setting

This was carried out in two rural districts of Nepal, in different regions: one in the hills (Dhading) and another in the flatlands called Terai (Nawalparasi). The data were collected between July and December 2016.

Participants

Mothers who gave birth within a year before this study were included as participants. I

SUBMITTER: Silwal RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8211074 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature