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Geographic Variations In Antenatal Care Services In Sierra Leone, Eunice Nyambura Chege
Geographic Variations In Antenatal Care Services In Sierra Leone, Eunice Nyambura Chege
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Despite antenatal care presenting opportunities to identify and monitor women at risk, use of recommended antenatal care services remains. Barriers preventing use of antenatal services vary between countries, and limited knowledge exists about the link between geographical settings and antenatal service use. The objective of this cross-sectional quantitative study was to explore geographical variations and investigate how social demographic characteristics affect use of antenatal care for women in Sierra Leone using the Andersen behavioral model. The data used were from the 2016 maternal death surveillance report of the whole counrty (N =706). Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the …
Women's Experiences Using Health Facilities For Childbirth In South Sudan, Gillian Magda Garnett
Women's Experiences Using Health Facilities For Childbirth In South Sudan, Gillian Magda Garnett
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
There is low use of health facilities for childbirth in South Sudan despite the majority of households reporting access to a health facility. South Sudan has a high maternal mortality ratio with 789 maternal deaths for every 100,000 live births. The absence of a midwife during labor and delays in reaching health facilities for childbirth remain the leading contributing factors to the high maternal mortality. Little is known, however, about factors influencing use and non-use of health facilities for delivery in the country. This phenomenological study, therefore, seeks to build a body of evidence by describing the experiences of women …