Inequalities and factors associated with maternal healthcare services utilisation in Mozambique: evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey 2022−2023

Our findings highlight the need for targeted interventions such as improving women's education, healthcare infrastructure and distance barriers and promoting gender equality to ensure greater service utilisation. These findings could help advance further development and implementation of Mozambique's national strategies, and development assistance, for community-based primary healthcare and women-centred care as they provide the latest evidence on this topic.