Determinants of antenatal care utilisation in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

IN Okedo-Alex, IC Akamike, OB Ezeanosike… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To identify the determinants of antenatal care (ANC) utilisation in sub-Saharan
Africa. Design Systematic review. Data sources Databases searched were PubMed, OVID …

Associations between quantitative measures of women's empowerment and access to care and health status for mothers and their children: a systematic review of …

P Pratley - Social science & medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Research on the association between women's empowerment and maternal and child
health has rapidly expanded. However, questions concerning the measurement and …

Determinants of antenatal care, institutional delivery and postnatal care services utilization in Nigeria

T Dahiru, OM Oche - Pan African medical journal, 2015 - ajol.info
Introduction: Utilization of antenatal care, institutional delivery and postnatal care services in
Nigeria are poor even by african average. Methods: We analysed the 2013 Nigeria DHS to …

Factors influencing utilisation of maternal health services by adolescent mothers in Low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

OE Banke-Thomas, AO Banke-Thomas… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2017 - Springer
Background Adolescent mothers aged 15–19 years are known to have greater risks of
maternal morbidity and mortality compared with women aged 20–24 years, mostly due to …

Measuring women's empowerment: A critical review of current practices and recommendations for researchers

RA Richardson - Social Indicators Research, 2018 - Springer
Women's empowerment is an intrinsic human rights goal that has implications for the health
and well-being of women and their children. Poor measurement hampers current research …

Women's decision-making autonomy and utilisation of maternal healthcare services: results from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey

B Ghose, D Feng, S Tang, S Yaya, Z He, O Udenigwe… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the association between women's
decision-making power and utilisation of maternal healthcare services (MHS) among …

Reasons for home delivery and use of traditional birth attendants in rural Zambia: a qualitative study

C Sialubanje, K Massar, DH Hamer… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2015 - Springer
Background Despite the policy change stop** traditional birth attendants (TBAs) from
conducting deliveries at home and encouraging all women to give birth at the clinic under …

Taking power: women's empowerment and household well-being in Sub-Saharan Africa

J Annan, A Donald, M Goldstein, PG Martinez… - World Development, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper examines women's power relative to that of their husbands in 23 Sub-Saharan
African countries to determine how it affects women's health, reproductive outcomes …

Knowledge and involvement of husbands in maternal and newborn health in rural Bangladesh

AE Rahman, J Perkins, S Islam, AB Siddique… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Access to skilled health services during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal
period for obstetric care is one of the strongest determinants of maternal and newborn health …

Women's decision-making autonomy in the household and the use of maternal health services: an Indonesian case study

A Rizkianti, T Afifah, I Saptarini, MF Rakhmadi - Midwifery, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives The study aimed to examine the influence of Indonesian women's decision-
making within the household regarding the use of maternal health services. It explored …