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Factors associated with the utilization of institutional delivery services in Bangladesh

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  • Sanni Yaya
  • Ghose Bishwajit
  • Michael Ekholuenetale

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Introduction: Bangladesh has made remarkable progress towards reducing its maternal mortality rate (MMR) over the last two decades and is one of the few countries on track to achieving the MMR-related Millennium Development Goals (MDG-5A). However, the provision of universal access to reproductive healthcare (MDG-5B) and the utilization of maternal healthcare services (MHS) such as institutional delivery, which are crucial to the reduction of maternal mortality, are far behind the internationally agreed-upon target. Effective policymaking to promote the utilization of MHS can be greatly facilitated by the identification of the factors that hinder service uptake. In this study, we therefore aim to measure the prevalence of institutional delivery services and explore the factors associated with their utilization in Bangladesh. Methods: Data for this study were extracted from the 2011 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS, 2011); participants were 7,313 women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, selected from both urban and rural households. Data were analyzed using Chi-square analysis, and conditional logistic regression. Results: According to the findings, fewer than one in three women reported delivering at a health facility. The multivariable regression analysis showed that participants from rural areas were 46.9% less likely to have institutional deliveries compared to urban dwellers (OR = 0.531; p

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  • Sanni Yaya & Ghose Bishwajit & Michael Ekholuenetale, 2017. "Factors associated with the utilization of institutional delivery services in Bangladesh," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(2), pages 1-14, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0171573
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171573
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