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Background: Morbidity and mortality due to pregnancy and childbearing are high in developing countries. This study aims … to estimate patient and health system costs of managing pregnancy and birth-related complications in sub-Saharan Africa … review to compile comprehensive up-to-date patient and health system costs of managing pregnancy and birth …
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for the pursuit of policies that encourage adequate use of prenatal care by expectant mothers such as ensuring … mothers have to cover when seeking prenatal care services, intensifying education of females as a way of empowering them to be …
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birth on the need to use adequate Antenatal care for each pregnancy, since these mothers tend to use less antenatal care for … care use. Antenatal care serves as the initial point of contact of expectant mothers to maternal health care providers … this improves their use of maternal health services. Policy should also target mothers who have had the experience of child …
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Background: The term “reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH)” describes an integrated continuum of health states which is central to Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5. While the burden of mortality and morbidity associated with RMNCH is well known, knowledge is still...
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models for women experiencing complex pregnancy is an important consideration in the review and reform of maternity services …. Most studies either focus on women who experience healthy pregnancy or mixed risk samples. These results may not be … review identified four areas of economic evaluation that related to women who experienced complex pregnancy and continuity of …
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emphasizes the importance of focusing on pregnancy health education, particularly for low-income women, as a potential way to …
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Background: The regional availability of specialized physicians is an important aspect in healthcare of patients with IBD. The association between physician density and healthcare is not yet clear. Most studies did not consider district type, which reflects population density. Our research...
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Understanding socioeconomic inequalities in health care is critical for achieving health equity. The aim of this paper is threefold: 1) to quantify inequality in diabetes health care service utilization; 2) to understand determinants of these inequalities in relation to socio-demographic and...
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The global health security (GHS) Index assesses countries' level of preparedness to health risks. However, there is no evidence on how and whether the efects of health systems building blocks and socioeconomic indicators on the level of preparedness difer for low and high prepared countries. The...
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In April 2008, specialization in gynecology and obstetrics departments was introduced in the Sennan area of Osaka prefecture in Japan that aimed at solving the problems of regional provisions of obstetrics services (e.g., shortage of obstetricians, overworking of obstetricians, and provision of...
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