Current status and determinants of maternal healthcare utilization in Afghanistan: Analysis from Afghanistan Demographic and Health Survey 2015.

Sarwat MumtazJinwook BahkYoung-Ho Khang

Published in: PloS one (2019)

This study underscores low utilization of maternal healthcare services with wide disparities in Afghanistan and highlighted the need for an adequate health strategy and policy implementation to improve maternal healthcare uptake.

Keyphrases

healthcare
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
current status
primary care
public health
mental health
health information
affordable care act
pregnant women
body mass index
gestational age
weight loss
climate change