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Gender Disparities in Maternal Healthcare Seeking Behaviors in Rural Mozambique: A Community Awareness Programme Impact Assessment

Cecilia Nhaca, Catholic University of Mozambique Musu Chikoti, Department of Clinical Research, Catholic University of Mozambique Mutya Simamba, Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária (INIA)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18979711
Published: September 20, 2013

Abstract

Maternal healthcare seeking behaviors in rural Mozambique exhibit significant gender disparities. A mixed-methods approach combining quantitative surveys with qualitative focus groups was employed to evaluate changes in women's healthcare-seeking behaviors over time. The survey revealed that after the intervention, there was an increase of 15% (95% CI: 8-23%) in women who sought timely antenatal care compared to baseline data. Community awareness programmes can effectively address gender disparities in maternal healthcare seeking behaviors. Further evaluations and scaling-up of such interventions are recommended based on the observed positive impacts. Maternal Healthcare, Mozambique, Gender Disparities, Community Awareness, Antenatal Care Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p_i)=\beta_0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.

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Cecilia Nhaca, Musu Chikoti, Mutya Simamba (2013). Gender Disparities in Maternal Healthcare Seeking Behaviors in Rural Mozambique: A Community Awareness Programme Impact Assessment. Journal of Health Policy and Health Governance in Africa, Vol. 2013 No. 1 (2013). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18979711

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Rural AfricaMaternal HealthGender StudiesCommunity EngagementFocus GroupsQuantitative ResearchService Utilization Surveys

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