Individual and community level factors associated with health facility delivery: A cross sectional multilevel analysis in Bangladesh.
Tanvir M HudaMorseda ChowdhuryShams El ArifeenMichael J DibleyPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Our results strongly suggest factors at both Individual, and community level influenced the use of health facility delivery services in Bangladesh. Thus, any future strategy to improve maternal health in Bangladesh must consider community contexts and undertake multi-sectorial approach to address barriers at different levels. At the individual level the programs should also focus on the need of the young mother, the multiparous the less educated and women in the poorest households.