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. 2021 Nov;29(6):1948-1959.
doi: 10.1111/hsc.13309. Epub 2021 Feb 9.

Comparative study on maternal healthcare services utilisation in selected Empowered Action Group states of India

Arvind K Yadav  1   2 , Pabitra K Jena  2 , Bhavna Sahni  3 , Dinabandhu Mukhopadhyay  4
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Comparative study on maternal healthcare services utilisation in selected Empowered Action Group states of India

Arvind K Yadav et al. Health Soc Care Community. 2021 Nov.

Abstract

The utilisation of maternal healthcare services is a principal indicator to measure the success of any maternal and child health programme. Suboptimal utilisation of maternal healthcare services is a vexatious problem in Empowered Action Group (EAG) states of India. This study aims to examine the currents status and socioeconomic determinants of antenatal services, skilled birth attendance and post-natal services in four infamous EAG states of India. This study used nationally representative, National Family Health Survey (NFHS, 2015-16) data for analysis. Descriptive statistics were used to depict the current status of maternal healthcare services utilisation and a discrete choice model was applied to examine the associated factors across the selected EAG states. The utilisation of maternal health services was higher in Rajasthan followed by Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar respectively. Utilisation was consistently low among the socioeconomically disadvantaged women in all the selected EAG states. The study highlights that female education, mass media exposure, women's autonomy and economic status were significantly associated with the use of maternal healthcare services. The actualisation of our national and Sustainable Development Goals at the ground level is happening relatively slowly in the EAG states. Hence, achieving equitable distribution of resources, universal availability and access to information, counselling and reproductive services coupled with women empowerment are vital to the realisation of these goals.

Keywords: Empowered Action Group; India; antenatal care; post-natal care; skilled birth attendant.

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