Prashant Kumar Singh|Rajesh Kumar|Manoj Alagarajan|Lucky Singh
Determinants of Maternity Care Services Utilization among Married Adolescents in Rural India
International Institute for Population Sciences|Hebrew University of Jerusalem|International Institute for Population Sciences|International Institute for Population Sciences
background coupled largest number maternal deaths adolescent pregnancy india received paramount importance due early age marriage low contraceptive use factors associated utilization maternal healthcare services among married adolescents rural india poorly discussed methodologyprincipal findings using data third wave national family health survey 200506 available public domain use researchers paper examines factors associated utilization maternal healthcare services among married adolescent women aged 1519 years rural india three components maternal healthcare service utilization measured full antenatal care safe delivery postnatal care within 42 days delivery women gave births last five years preceding survey considering framework causes maternal mortality proposed thaddeus maine 1994 selected socioeconomic demographic cultural factors influencing outcome events included predictor variables bivariate analyses including chisquare test determine difference proportion logistic regression understand net effect predictor variables selected outcomes applied findings indicate significant differences use selected maternal healthcare utilization educational attainment economic status region residence muslim women women belonged scheduled castes scheduled tribes backward classes less likely avail safe delivery services additionally adolescent women southern region utilizing highest maternal healthcare services regions conclusions present study documents several socioeconomic cultural factors affecting utilization maternal healthcare services among rural adolescent women india ongoing healthcare programs start targeting household married adolescent women belonging poor specific subgroups population rural areas address unmet need maternal healthcare service utilization