Ramya R Iyer, Rajesh Sethuraman
Role of ehealth literacy, learning styles, and patterns of web-based e-content access for seeking health information among dental university students in Vadodara, India
Journal of education and health promotion
antenatal care anc critical reducing maternal infant mortality however subsaharan africa ssa continues among lowest levels anc receipt globally half mothers meeting minimum recommendation least four visits increasing anc coverage require directly reducing geographic financial barriers care also addressing social determinants health shape access among greatest potential impact maternal education past research documented relationship higher educational attainment antenatal healthcare access well related outcomes like health literacy autonomy health decisionmaking yet little causal evidence exists whether changing educational policies improve anc coverage study fills research gap investigating impact nationallevel policies eliminate tuition fees lower secondary education ssa number anc visits estimate effect womens exposure tuitionfree education policies primary lower secondary levels anc visits differenceindifference methodology employed analysis leverages variation timing education policies across nine ssa countries exposure tuitionfree primary lower secondary education associated improvements number anc visits increasing share women meeting recommendation least four anc visits 614 moreover impact education policies combined greater tuitionfree primary education alone however effects vary across individual treatment countries suggesting need investigation countryspecific dynamics findings study significant implications policymakers stakeholders seeking improve anc coverage removing tuition barrier secondary level shown powerful strategy advancing health outcomes educational attainment governments across africa consider eliminating tuition fees secondary level study provides valuable evidence impacts reproductive health outcomes investing free education requires initial investment longterm benefits human development economic growth far outweigh costs