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Contextual influences on the use of health facility for childbirth in Africa

Contextual influences on the use of health facility for childbirth in Africa
Contextual influences on the use of health facility for childbirth in Africa
Objectives: previous studies of maternal health-seeking behavior focused on individual- and household-level factors. We examined community-level influences on the decision to deliver a child in a health facility across 6 African countries.
Methods: demographic and Health Survey data were linked with contextual data, and multilevel models were fitted to identify the determinants of childbirth in a health facility in the 6 countries.
Results: we found strong community-level influences on a woman’s decision to deliver her child in a health facility. Several pathways of influence between the community and individual were identified.
Conclusions: community economic development, the climate of female autonomy, service provision, and fertility preferences all exert an influence on a woman’s decision to seek care during labor, but significant community variation remains unexplained.
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Stephenson, Rob
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Baschieri, Angela
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Clements, Steve
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Hennink, Monique
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Madise, Nyovani
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Stephenson, Rob
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Baschieri, Angela
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Clements, Steve
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Hennink, Monique
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Madise, Nyovani
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Stephenson, Rob, Baschieri, Angela, Clements, Steve, Hennink, Monique and Madise, Nyovani (2006) Contextual influences on the use of health facility for childbirth in Africa. American Journal of Public Health, 96 (1), 84-93. (doi:10.2105/AJPH.2004.057422).

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Abstract

Objectives: previous studies of maternal health-seeking behavior focused on individual- and household-level factors. We examined community-level influences on the decision to deliver a child in a health facility across 6 African countries.
Methods: demographic and Health Survey data were linked with contextual data, and multilevel models were fitted to identify the determinants of childbirth in a health facility in the 6 countries.
Results: we found strong community-level influences on a woman’s decision to deliver her child in a health facility. Several pathways of influence between the community and individual were identified.
Conclusions: community economic development, the climate of female autonomy, service provision, and fertility preferences all exert an influence on a woman’s decision to seek care during labor, but significant community variation remains unexplained.

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Published date: 2006

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Local EPrints ID: 35141
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/35141
PURE UUID: 85c90b46-c359-4718-be50-fa172cf32d41
ORCID for Nyovani Madise: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2813-5295

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Date deposited: 15 May 2006
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 07:50

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Author: Rob Stephenson
Author: Angela Baschieri
Author: Steve Clements
Author: Monique Hennink
Author: Nyovani Madise ORCID iD

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