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dc.contributor.author | Akwanalo, Constantine O. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Aruasa, Wilson | - |
dc.contributor.author | Barasa, Felix A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Esamai , Fabian | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-17T12:12:53Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-06-17T12:12:53Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2015.09.086 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4661 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objective To determine the level of use of maternal health services and to identify and assess factors that influence women's choices where to deliver in Kalabo District, Zambia. Methods A cross-sectional descriptive study conducted between 1998 and 2000, with 332 women interviewed using semi-structured questionnaires. Focus group discussions were held and hospital data and registers were checked. Results Although 96% of respondents would prefer to deliver in a clinic, only 54% actually did, because of long distances, lack of transport, user fees, lack of adequate health education given during antenatal clinic attendances, poorly staffed and ill-equipped institutions with poorly skilled personnel. Conclusion Unmarried women, women with higher education and women with formal employment, who are able to pay the user fees and live near a clinic are more likely to deliver in a clinic. This does not guarantee survival, however; maternal mortality is high in the district; health facilities are poorly staffed, poorly skilled and ill-equipped. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.subject | Cardiovascular disease | en_US |
dc.subject | Global health partnership | en_US |
dc.subject | noncommunicable disease | en_US |
dc.title | Building Sustainable Capacity for Cardiovascular Care at a Public Hospital in Western Kenya | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | School of Medicine |
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