BACKGROUND Although there is a general agreement on the importance of antenatal care to improve the maternal and perinatal health, little is known about its importance to improve health facility delivery in developing countries. The objective of this study was to assess the association of antenatal care with birth in health facility. METHODS A systematic review with meta-analysis of Mantel-Ha...

in the field of health losses resulting from failure to establish the facilities in a suitable location and the required number, beyond the cost and quality of service will result in an increase in mortality and the spread of diseases. so the facility location models have special importance in this area. in this paper, a successively inclusive hierarchical model for location of health centers i...

Health facility surveys come in various guises. One dimension in which they vary is their motivation. Some seek to understand better linkages between households and providers. Other seek to understand better provider behavior and performance. Others still seek to understand the interrelationships between providers, while yet others seek to shed light on the linkages between government and provi...

background: in many sub-saharan african countries the rate of antenatal care (anc) has been increased but skilled birth attendance rate is still low. the objective of this study was to evaluate the reasons why women prefer home delivery when facility based delivery is available at minimal cost. methods: this study was conducted in northwest nigeria using a qualitative method (phenomenology) amo...

Graduate level academic programs at MU in the area of Health Administration are offered through the Department of Health Management and Informatics (HMI) in the School of Medicine. The HMI Department develops, translates, and disseminates knowledge, innovations, and evidence-based solutions to improve health management and informatics performance in complex health systems. HMI advances the heal...