Where and why mothers discontinue healthcare services: a qualitative study exploring the maternity continuum of care gaps in Somalia
The maternity continuum of care gaps varies across different community categories, such as urban, rural, IDPs, agro-pastoralists (beeraley-baadiye), and nomadic pastoralists (reer-guuraa), due to a combination of diverse reasons, such as service availability; access to care, including financial, distance, and transportation; socioeconomic disparities; infrastructure; climate-related issues; and security issues.
Authors
- Sarp Üner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9880-8811)
- Ayşe Akın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2379-3325)
- Adam Mohamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5740-7608)
- Sare Mıhçıokur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7660-8790)
- Abdi Ali Gele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3616-6411)
Institutions
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- Başkent University (TR)
- Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-08361-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49