Why maternal continuum of care remains low in Northwest Ethiopia? A multilevel logistic regression analysis.
Tesfahun HailemariamAsmamaw AtnafuLemma Derseh GezieBinyam TilahunPublished in: PloS one (2022)
The maternal continuum of care is low in rural northwest Ethiopia compared to findings from most resource-limited settings. Therefore, the existing health system should consider multilevel intervention strategies that focus on providing maternal health education, facilitating insurance mechanisms, encouraging women's participation in health clubs, and ensuring physical accessibility to healthcare facilities to be more effective in improving maternal health services.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- pregnancy outcomes
- birth weight
- mental health
- physical activity
- public health
- quality improvement
- affordable care act
- palliative care
- randomized controlled trial
- health information
- gestational age
- south africa
- pregnant women
- adipose tissue
- health promotion
- skeletal muscle
- risk assessment
- chronic pain
- preterm birth
- human health