Adopting Andersen's behavior model to identify factors influencing maternal healthcare service utilization in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Equitable maternal healthcare service access and it's optimum utilization remains a challenge for many developing countries like Bangladesh, and different predisposing, enabling, and need-based factors affect the level of maternal healthcare use. The evidently poor maternal healthcare service utilization and disparities among groups in Bangladesh are concerning considering its effect on maternal health outcomes. The study aimed to identify the factors that influence maternal healthcare service (MHS) utilization in Bangladesh by adopting Andersen's behavior model of health service use as the theoretical framework.

Methods

The 2017-18 Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey (2017-18 BDHS) data were used which is nationally representative. The survey study used two-stag

SUBMITTER: Kabir MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8629289 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature