Continuum of care for maternal and newborn health services in Nepal: An analysis from demographic and health survey 2022
Significant disparities exist in continuum of care or its components based on wealth quintile, province, and place of residence. Tackling economic gaps, provincial disparities, and leveraging technology are crucial for ensuring fair access to essential maternal health services. Nepal's transition to a federal structure with 7 provinces and 753 local governments with decision making authority presents an opportunity to test and scale up innovative strategies for improving continuum of care coverage.
Authors
- Raj Kumar Sangroula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3841-7819)
- Sushil Baral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3425-6915)
- Achyut Raj Pandey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1037-1273)
- Shophika Regmi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4762-0162)
- Bishnu Prasad Dulal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3588-5112)
- Parash Mani Sapkota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7433-9239)
- Bikram Adhikari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4299-9233)
- Saugat Pratap KC (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3032-6672)
- Bipul Lamichhane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2501-093X)
- Shreeman Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4741-5940)
- Pratistha Dhakal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0749-0821)
Institutions
- Nepal Development Research Institute (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319033
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.99