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Women's Use of Private and Government Health Facilities for Childbirth in Nairobi's Informal Settlements

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dc.contributor.authorBazant, Eva S.
dc.contributor.authorKoenig, Michael A.
dc.contributor.authorFotso, Jean-Christophe
dc.contributor.authorMills, Samuel
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-30T07:31:58Z
dc.date.available2012-03-30T07:31:58Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThe private sector's role in increasing the use of maternal health care for the poor in developing countries has received increasing attention, yet few data exist for urban slums. Using household-survey data from 1,926 mothers in two informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya, collected in 2006, we describe and examine the factors associated with women's use of private and government health facilities for childbirth. More women gave birth at private facilities located in the settlements than at government facilities, and one-third of the women gave birth at home or with the assistance of a traditional birth attendant. In multivariate models, women's education, ethnic group, and household wealth were associated with institutional deliveries, especially in government hospitals. Residents in the more disadvantaged settlement were more likely than those in the better-off settlement to give birth in private facilities. In urban areas, maternal health services in both the government and private sectors should be strengthened, and efforts made to reach out to women who give birth at home.en
dc.identifier.citationStudies in Family Planning
dc.identifier.issn00393665
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5246
dc.language.isoEN
dc.relation.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.subjectAnalysis of Health Care Markets I110
dc.subjectHealth: Government Policy
dc.subjectRegulation
dc.subjectPublic Health I180
dc.subjectFertility
dc.subjectFamily Planning
dc.subjectChild Care
dc.subjectINTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children
dc.subjectYouth J130
dc.subjectEconomics of Gender
dc.subjectNon-labor Discrimination J160
dc.subjectEconomic Development: Human Resources
dc.subjectHuman Development
dc.subjectIncome Distribution
dc.subjectMigration O150
dc.titleWomen's Use of Private and Government Health Facilities for Childbirth in Nairobi's Informal Settlementsen
dc.title.alternativeStudies in Family Planningen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.typeArticle de journalfr
dc.typeArtículo de revistaes
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum194
okr.journal.nbpages39-50
okr.language.supporteden
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.countryKenya
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okr.volume40
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