Determinants of maternity services utilisation among women of reproductive age across sub-Saharan Africa

The study concluded that women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa who were educated were more likely to seek antenatal care and have institutional delivery, whilst women who were employed were more likely to utilise postnatal care within 48 hours of delivery. Therefore, future initiatives should focus on empowering and strengthening the education of girls and women in sub-Saharan Africa.

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PLoS ONE
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2026-02-13
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321521
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Global Maternal and Child Health
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Determinants of maternity services utilisation among women of reproductive age across sub-Saharan Africa

Julia Marie Hajjar, Lawrence Jones-Esan, Oluwatobi Abel Alawode, Sanni Yaya et al.
PLoS ONE
Global Maternal and Child Health
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Determinants of maternity services utilisation among women of reproductive age across sub-Saharan Africa

Julia Marie Hajjar, Lawrence Jones-Esan, Oluwatobi Abel Alawode, Sanni Yaya, Adeolu Anthony Olagunju, Obasanjo Bolarinwa
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The study concluded that women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa who were educated were more likely to seek antenatal care and have institutional delivery, whilst women who were employed were more likely to utilise postnatal care within 48 hours of delivery. Therefore, future initiatives should focus on empowering and strengthening the education of girls and women in sub-Saharan Africa.

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York St John University (GB), University of Chester (GB), University of Ottawa (CA), The George Institute for Global Health (GB), University of the Witwatersrand (ZA), University of Florida (US), Imperial College London (GB)
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