Determinants of Utilization of Health Care Services during Pregnancy/delivery Complications in Rural Allahabad District of Uttar Pradesh, India
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Health care services, Pregnancy, Morality, Rural AllahabadAbstract
Although India has improved significantly in reduction of maternal mortality and near to achieve the sustainable development target of 70 per 1000000 live birth by 2023, however, situation in north and north eastern states is still gloomy particularly in Uttar Pradesh who contributes highest number of maternal deaths in India. The major reasons of maternal mortality is the non-utilization of health services during pregnancy/delivery complications. To explore the determinants of non-utilization of health services, the present study has contacted 401 such women from six villages of rural Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh who had faced pregnancy/delivery complications during the last birth. Binary logistic regression analyses were carried out to identify the determinants for the said objective. Results show that antenatal care, level of birth preparation, pregnancy intention and attitude towards the reasons for poor obstetric care in rural areas were emerged as prominent factors for utilization of health services during pregnancy/delivery complications.
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