Barriers in Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services: Perceptions of Rural Women in Eastern Nepal

Kathmandu University Medical Journal (KUMJ)
S Lama, A K I Krishna

Abstract

Nepal is promoting safe motherhood through maternity incentives schemes. Still about two-thirds of births take place at home. Inadequate access to health care and under utilization of services is the major reasons for poor health of women and children. The study aim to explore the barriers in utilization of maternal health care services in eastern Nepal specifically to explore the reasons for not availing the services and to assess the indigenous practices regarding maternal health. An exploratory study design was adopted to elicit the information from the selected respondents from different villages. Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were conducted. Data was transcribed and analyzed manually to identify themes. The barriers to maternal health care service utilization were identified as social factors like family pressure, superstition, shyness, misconception, negligence, illiteracy, alcoholism. Likewise, large family size, jobless, unnecessary expenditure on health services was identified as economic barrier. Some cultural practices were also found as barrier for not availing the health services. The study explored factors that are contributing in not availing the maternal health care services. The elimination of...Continue Reading

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Jan 27, 2019·Journal of Clinical Medicine·Rashidul Alam MahumudJahangir A M Khan
Jun 6, 2019·Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health = Yebang Ŭihakhoe Chi·Mahesh BhusalPhattrawan Tongkumchum
Dec 11, 2020·BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth·Aliza K C BhandariMahbubur Rahman

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