BACKGROUND The Brazilian SUS (Unified Health System) was created in 1988 within the new constitution, based on the premises of being universal, comprehensive, and equitable. The SUS offers free health care, independent of contribution or affiliation. Since then, great efforts and increasing investments have been made for the system to achieve its goals. We assessed how coverage and equity in se...

Background: Couples HIV testing and counseling (CHTC) at antenatal care (ANC) settings allows pregnant women to learn the HIV status of themselves and their partners. Couples can make decisions together to prevent HIV transmission. In Thailand, men were tested at ANC settings only if their pregnant partners were HIV positive. A CHTC program based in ANC settings was developed and implemented at...

This study aims to analyze aspects of the Health Belief Model (HBM) with mothers' compliance ANC K4 visits during COVID-19 pandemic in working area ​​the Sikumana Center. The method used is quantitative a cross-sectional design. sampling technique uses simple random sampling. results showed significant relationship between maternal and six HBM (perceived susceptibility, perceived seriousness, b...

Abstract Objectives This study determined the prevalence and trends in caesarean section (C-section) deliveries factors associated with utilization of C-section among Indonesian mothers from 2007 to 2017. Methods We used Indonesia Demographic Health Survey data sets (2007, 2012, 2017) assess prevalence, trends, delivery through univariate, bivariate, multivariate analyses. Results A 10% increas...

Background: Maternal determinants influence the outcome of pregnancy and child’s health in early years. Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) deals with 4 D (birth defects, chronic diseases, deficiency disorders developmental delays) among children (from birth till 18th years). Objectives were to determine document association between maternal especially antenatal care (ANC) Ds suggest preven...

Background Utilization of antenatal care (ANC) services has increased over the past two decades. Continued gains in maternal and newborn health will require an understanding of both access and quality of ANC services. We linked health facility and household survey data to examine the quality of service provision for five ANC interventions across health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa. Method...

BACKGROUND Despite marked improvements over the last few decades, maternal mortality in Tanzania remains among the world's highest at 454 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Many factors contribute to this disparity, such as a lack of attendance at antenatal care (ANC) services and low rates of delivery at a health facility with a skilled provider. The Wazazi Nipendeni (Love me, parents) s...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In resource-limited settings, the uptake of antenatal care visits among women, especially teenage pregnant women, is disturbingly low. Factors that influence the uptake of ANC services among teenage women is largely understudied and poorly understood in John Taolo Gaetsewe (JTG), a predominantly rural and poor district of South Africa. The aim of this study was to dete...

During the last two decades, the use of maternal health services has increased dramatically in Pakistan, with nearly 80% of Pakistani women making an antenatal care (ANC) visit during their pregnancy. Yet, this increase in use of modern health services has not translated into significant increases in the adoption of contraception. Even though Pakistan has had a national family planning programm...