Community's experience and perceptions of maternal health services across the continuum of care in Ethiopia: A qualitative study.
Gizachew Tadele TirunehMeaza DemissieAlemayehu WorkuYemane BerhanePublished in: PloS one (2021)
This study showed that rural mothers still face multiple challenges to utilize maternal health services as recommended by the national guidelines. Negative experiences women encountered in health facilities, community perceptions about postnatal care services as well as challenges related to service access and opportunity costs remained fundamental to be reasons for discontinuation across the continuum pathways.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- mental health
- pregnancy outcomes
- quality improvement
- birth weight
- primary care
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- south africa
- palliative care
- preterm infants
- pregnant women
- clinical practice
- public health
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- body mass index
- skeletal muscle
- social media
- chronic pain
- weight gain
- cervical cancer screening
- health insurance
- weight loss