Determinants of Antenatal Health Care Utilization in Egypt (2000-2014) Using Binary and Count Outcomes
| العنوان: | Determinants of Antenatal Health Care Utilization in Egypt (2000-2014) Using Binary and Count Outcomes |
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| المؤلفون: | Hassan H. M. Zaky, Mohamed A. Hussein, Dina M. Armanious |
| المصدر: | Health. 11:25-39 |
| بيانات النشر: | Scientific Research Publishing, Inc., 2019. |
| سنة النشر: | 2019 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | business.industry, media_common.quotation_subject, Public sector, Equity (finance), 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Private sector, Logistic regression, 03 medical and health sciences, Health services, 0302 clinical medicine, Environmental health, Health care, 030212 general & internal medicine, Rural area, business, Empowerment, media_common |
| الوصف: | Aim: This study seeks to investigate the factors determining the utilization of antenatal care services, the frequency of that use, and the timing of receiving antenatal care among Egyptian women utilizing a national representative data from Egypt Demographic and Health Surveys (EDHS) in 2000 and 2014. Methods: The paper estimates the logistic regression model, zero-inflated negative binomial model (ZINB), and negative binomial regression model (NB) to identify the most important determinants of antenatal health care utilization. Results: The findings indicate that the period 2000-2014 has experienced a significant increase in the use of antenatal health care services. The use of the public sector antenatal care services relative to that of the private sector has been decreasing over time. Moreover, wealth index, women’s education and quality of health services play significant roles in increasing accessibility of antenatal health care services. On the other hand, women’s empowerment has shown a positive effect in 2000 only. Conclusion: The study highlights the most vulnerable groups that are less likely to have access to antenatal health care services, mainly women who are less educated, poor and living in rural areas especially Upper Egypt. This certainly requires a more targeted health strategy with an equity lens. |
| تدمد: | 1949-5005 1949-4998 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::fb41387bb1e1e92628e15055c54e487b https://doi.org/10.4236/health.2019.111004 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi...........fb41387bb1e1e92628e15055c54e487b |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 19495005 19494998 |
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