Factors that affect the utilisation of maternal healthcare in the Mchinji District of Malawi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is widely accepted that maternal healthcare is vital for improving maternal and neonatal mortality rates. Furthermore, the continuum of care-the integrated delivery of antenatal, delivery and postnatal care-has been shown to be particularly important. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest neonatal and maternal mortality rates in the world; significant improvements in the provision and utilisation of the continuum are urgently needed, therefore the barriers preventing access need to be better understood. This study aimed to identify key factors associated with the utilisation of maternal healthcare, in the Mchinji District of Malawi.

Methods

4,244 pregnant women from the Mchinji District of Malawi were interviewed between March and December 2013. The overall utilis

SUBMITTER: Stewart CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9803273 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature