Postnatal care utilisation among women in rural Ghana: analysis of 2014 Ghana demographic and health survey.
Adolescent
Adult
Confidence Intervals
Female
Ghana
/ ethnology
Health Services Accessibility
/ statistics & numerical data
Health Services Needs and Demand
/ statistics & numerical data
Health Surveys
/ statistics & numerical data
Humans
Logistic Models
Maternal Mortality
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Postnatal Care
/ statistics & numerical data
Rural Population
/ statistics & numerical data
Socioeconomic Factors
Women, Working
/ statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
Correlates
Ghana
Postnatal care
Prevalence
Public health
Reproductive health
Rural women
Journal
BMC pregnancy and childbirth
ISSN: 1471-2393
Titre abrégé: BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100967799
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 Jan 2021
07 Jan 2021
Historique:
received:
24
08
2020
accepted:
14
12
2020
entrez:
8
1
2021
pubmed:
9
1
2021
medline:
18
5
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Maternal mortality is high in Ghana, averaging 310 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2017. This is partly due to inadequate postnatal care especially among rural communities. Ghana can avert the high maternal deaths if women meet the World Health Organisation's recommended early postnatal care check-up. Despite the association between geographical location and postnatal care utilisation, no study has been done on determinants of postnatal care among rural residents in Ghana. Therefore, this study determined the prevalence and correlates of postnatal care utilization among women in rural Ghana. The study utilised women's file of the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS). Following descriptive computation of the prevalence, binary logistic regression was fitted to assess correlates of postnatal care at 95% confidence interval. The results were presented in adjusted odds ratio (AOR). Any AOR less than 1 was interpreted as reduced likelihood of PNC attendance whilst AOR above 1 depicted otherwise. All analyses were done using Stata version 14.0. The study revealed that 74% of the rural women had postnatal care. At the inferential level, women residing in Savanna zone had higher odds of postnatal care compared to those in the Coastal zone [AOR = 1.80, CI = 1.023-3.159], just as among the Guan women as compared to the Akan [AOR = 7.15, CI = 1.602-31.935]. Women who were working were more probable to utilise postnatal care compared to those not working [AOR = 1.45, CI = 1.015-2.060]. Those who considered distance as unproblematic were more likely to utilise postnatal care compared to those who considered distance as problematic [AOR = 1.63, CI = 1.239-2.145]. 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.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Maternal mortality is high in Ghana, averaging 310 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2017. This is partly due to inadequate postnatal care especially among rural communities. Ghana can avert the high maternal deaths if women meet the World Health Organisation's recommended early postnatal care check-up. Despite the association between geographical location and postnatal care utilisation, no study has been done on determinants of postnatal care among rural residents in Ghana. Therefore, this study determined the prevalence and correlates of postnatal care utilization among women in rural Ghana.
METHODS
METHODS
The study utilised women's file of the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS). Following descriptive computation of the prevalence, binary logistic regression was fitted to assess correlates of postnatal care at 95% confidence interval. The results were presented in adjusted odds ratio (AOR). Any AOR less than 1 was interpreted as reduced likelihood of PNC attendance whilst AOR above 1 depicted otherwise. All analyses were done using Stata version 14.0.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The study revealed that 74% of the rural women had postnatal care. At the inferential level, women residing in Savanna zone had higher odds of postnatal care compared to those in the Coastal zone [AOR = 1.80, CI = 1.023-3.159], just as among the Guan women as compared to the Akan [AOR = 7.15, CI = 1.602-31.935]. Women who were working were more probable to utilise postnatal care compared to those not working [AOR = 1.45, CI = 1.015-2.060]. Those who considered distance as unproblematic were more likely to utilise postnatal care compared to those who considered distance as problematic [AOR = 1.63, CI = 1.239-2.145].
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33413169
doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03497-4
pii: 10.1186/s12884-020-03497-4
pmc: PMC7791732
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
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