Title |
Health workers’ perceptions of facilitators of and barriers to institutional delivery in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
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Published in |
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, April 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2393-14-137 |
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Authors |
Tesfay Gebrehiwot, Miguel San Sebastian, Kerstin Edin, Isabel Goicolea |
Abstract |
Evidence shows that the three delays, delay in 1) deciding to seek medical care, 2) reaching health facilities and 3) receiving adequate obstetric care, are still contributing to maternal deaths in low-income countries. Ethiopia is a major contributor to the worldwide death toll of mothers with a maternal mortality ratio of 676 per 100,000 live births. The Ethiopian Ministry of Health launched a community-based health-care system in 2003, the Health Extension Programme (HEP), to tackle maternal mortality. Despite strong efforts, universal access to services remains limited, particularly skilled delivery attendance. With the help of 'the three delays' framework, this study explores health-service providers' perceptions of facilitators and barriers to the utilization of institutional delivery in Tigray, a northern region of Ethiopia. |
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