Socioeconomic Determinants of Maternal HealthCare Utilisation in Zambia: 1997-2014.
Tailai WuCaihua ZhangShiming WangGhose BishwajitXinglong YangPublished in: Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing (2022)
This study aims at exploring the trends and socioeconomic inequalities in the use of maternal healthcare utilization between 1997 and 2014. Data were analyzed using descriptive and multivariate regression methods. Women in the higher wealth quintiles (Q4 and Q5) generally had higher prevalence of using health facility delivery and postnatal care services compared with those in the lower wealth quintiles (Q1 and Q2), whereas the prevalence of timely and adequate antenatal care visit was comparatively higher among those in the lower wealth quintiles. Findings indicated important sociodemographic inequalities in using maternal healthcare services, addressing which may help promote the utilization of these services.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- pregnancy outcomes
- birth weight
- pregnant women
- risk factors
- affordable care act
- preterm infants
- health information
- public health
- type diabetes
- palliative care
- primary care
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- preterm birth
- cross sectional
- mental health
- big data
- weight gain
- data analysis
- body mass index
- machine learning
- physical activity
- gestational age
- insulin resistance
- weight loss