Publication: Determinants of postnatal service utilisation among mothers in rural settings of Malawi
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2015-01-01
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13652524
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09660410
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Mahidol University
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Health and Social Care in the Community. Vol.23, No.5 (2015), 493-501
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Precious William C. Phiri, Cheerawit Rattanapan, Aroonsri Mongkolchati Determinants of postnatal service utilisation among mothers in rural settings of Malawi. Health and Social Care in the Community. Vol.23, No.5 (2015), 493-501. doi:10.1111/hsc.12165 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/36610
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Determinants of postnatal service utilisation among mothers in rural settings of Malawi
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© 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The aim of this study was to determine significant predictors for the utilisation of postnatal service among mothers. A total of 295 postnatal mothers were enrolled in a cross-sectional study design undertaken in six health facilities of Lilongwe District using two-stage cluster sampling with a response rate of 100%. The data were collected by interview from December 2012 to January 2013 using a structured questionnaire. The result showed that over half of the mothers (56.6%) utilised postnatal service within 6 weeks after delivery. A stepwise multiple logistic regression was used to determine significant determinants of utilisation of postnatal service among mothers. After adjusting for confounding factors, utilisation of an alternative local source of care in home after delivery [adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 7.77, 95% CI: 4.14-14.58], women's perception on performance of health workforce during delivery and postnatal service (aOR: 6.56, 95% CI: 3.09-13.94), health education before hospital discharge of postnatal mothers (aOR: 4.08, 95% CI: 2.11-7.92), place of delivery (aOR: 4.32, 95% CI: 1.32-14.12), family income (aOR: 1.89, 95% CI: 1.03-3.46) and the occurrence of no complications during delivery (aOR: 1.90, 95% CI: 1.03-3.50) were significantly associated with the utilisation of postnatal service. Hence, this study suggests that improved health workforce performance coupled with effective health education may increase the utilisation of postnatal service. Furthermore, the utilisation of postnatal service may also be increased through reducing home deliveries, delivery complications and the use of alternative local care at home after delivery. Integration of postnatal service in outreach clinics might also assist through reducing the cost of accessing postnatal service among mothers.