Evaluation of the causal effect of maternal education on the utilisation of maternal health services in Bangladesh using an observational study - a comparison of different propensity score methods and covariate adjustment
The results provided important insights on how well these techniques worked to reduce effect of confounding variables and achieve precise estimates. Propensity score weighting method performed better in terms of providing more precise estimates with a narrower range of confidence intervals, indicating that this method may be a reliable approach for estimating the causal effect of maternal education on maternal health service utilisation. However, careful consideration should be given to selecting the most appropriate method.
Authors
- Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9216-1079)
- Abu Bakkar Siddique (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1484-0823)
- Ema Akter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4772-5431)
- Mohammad Shafiqur Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5256-7453)
- Akbar Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0264-2712)
- Shams El Arifeen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5372-5932)
- Promit Barua Chowdhury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3229-6013)
- Abu Sayeed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-1755)
- Anisuddin Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6030-0468)
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- University of Dhaka (BD)
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Public Health
- Published
- 2024-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-024-01423-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.11
Funders
- Grand Challenges Canada
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh