Title |
Exploring inequalities in access to and use of maternal health services in South Africa
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, May 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-12-120 |
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Authors |
Sheetal P Silal, Loveday Penn-Kekana, Bronwyn Harris, Stephen Birch, Diane McIntyre |
Abstract |
South Africa's maternal mortality rate (625 deaths/100,000 live births) is high for a middle-income country, although over 90% of pregnant women utilize maternal health services. Alongside HIV/AIDS, barriers to Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric Care currently impede the country's Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) of reducing child mortality and improving maternal health. While health system barriers to obstetric care have been well documented, "patient-oriented" barriers have been neglected. This article explores affordability, availability and acceptability barriers to obstetric care in South Africa from the perspectives of women who had recently used, or attempted to use, these services. |
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Ireland | 1 | 20% |
Denmark | 1 | 20% |
Unknown | 1 | 20% |
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South Africa | 2 | <1% |
Indonesia | 2 | <1% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | <1% |
Portugal | 1 | <1% |
Ghana | 1 | <1% |
Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
Botswana | 1 | <1% |
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Researcher | 68 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 64 | 13% |
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Student > Bachelor | 39 | 8% |
Other | 82 | 16% |
Unknown | 107 | 21% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 78 | 15% |
Social Sciences | 77 | 15% |
Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 14 | 3% |
Psychology | 14 | 3% |
Other | 64 | 13% |
Unknown | 125 | 25% |