Henry Moon, Eon Marcel D'
A practical model of faculty development in medical education: make it accessible, versatile, and easy to use!
Canadian medical education journal
high maternal mortality rates still today remain significant public health concern south asian countries majority maternal deaths occur pregnancy deaths may typically avoided ensuring women access reliable maternity care antenatal care anc facility delivery objectives research assess socioeconomic disparities utilization health care services mothers determine factors influencing utilization among women aged 15 49 five south asian countries study nationally representative data demographic health survey dhs analyzed research included total 262531 women ages 15 49 determine likely causes maternal health care utilization simple bivariate statistics binary logistic regression applied decomposition analysis concentration curve used quantify disparity lorenz curve anc institutional delivery prevalent 5927 8652 cases respectively among five nations maldives greatest anc 9683 institutional delivery 9939 bangladesh lowest anc 4701 institutional delivery 4981 womens husbands education household wealth status bmi urban residents important factors influencing maternal health service utilization whereas higher education level affluent wealth quintiles place residence major contributors socioeconomic inequalities access maternal health care favor wealthy maternal health care services must utilized properly order promote optimal health prevent maternal mortality several socioeconomic sociodemographic variables individual population well policy issues impact maternal mortality research recommends concerted action enhance successfully women use maternity care services