Betregiorgis Zegeye|Ziad El?Khatib|Edward Kwabena Ameyaw|Abdul?Aziz Seidu|Bright Opoku Ahinkorah|Mpho Keetile|Sanni Yaya
Breaking Barriers to Healthcare Access: A Multilevel Analysis of Individual- and Community-Level Factors Affecting Women’s Access to Healthcare Services in Benin
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue|Medical University of Vienna|Karolinska Institutet|University of Technology Sydney|James Cook University|University of Cape Coast|University of Technology Sydney|University of Botswana|University of Ottawa|George Institute for Global Health|Imperial College London
background lowincome countries benin people poor access healthcare services scarcity evidence barriers accessing healthcare services benin therefore examined magnitude problem access healthcare services associated factors methods utilized data 20172018 benin demographic health survey n 15928 examined associations demographic socioeconomic characteristics women using multilevel logistic regression outcome variable study problem access healthcare service adjusted odds ratios aors 95 confidence intervals 95 ci estimated results overall 604 surveyed women problems accessing healthcare services partners education aor 070 95 ci 055089 economic status aor 059 95 ci 047073 marital status aor 044 95 ci 039051 parity aor 185 95 ci 145235 significant individuallevel factors associated problem access healthcare region aor 524 95 ci 318864 community literacy level aor 069 95 ci 051094 main communitylevel risk factors conclusions enhancing husband education adult education programs economic empowerment women enhancing national education coverage providing priority unmarried multipara women need considered additionally need ensure equitybased access healthcare services across regions