Postnatal care utilisation among women in rural Ghana: analysis of 2014 Ghana demographic and health survey.
Francis AppiahTarif SalihuJustice Ofosu Darko FentengAndrews Ohene DartehPatience KannorPatience Ansomah AyerakwahEdward Kwabena AmeyawPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2021)
The study showed that ethnicity, ecological zone, occupation and distance to health facility predict postnatal care utilisation among rural residents of Ghana. The study points to the need for government to increase maternal healthcare facilities in rural settings in order to reduce the distance covered by women in seeking postnatal care.