African Veterinary Pathology

Advancing Scholarship Across the Continent

Vol. 2004 No. 1 (2004)

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Mobile Health Clinics' Accessibility and Utilization in Rural Kenya: Impact Assessment on Women's Healthcare Access Six Months Post-Delivery

Kamau Mutua, Department of Public Health, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Wangari Chepkwambu, Department of Epidemiology, Maseno University Ochieng Kinyanjui, Department of Epidemiology, University of Nairobi Mwangi Orindi, Department of Surgery, Maseno University
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18786267
Published: September 16, 2004

Abstract

Mobile health clinics (MHCs) have been increasingly utilised in rural areas to address healthcare disparities. A mixed-methods approach combining survey data and qualitative interviews was employed. MHC utilization increased by 25% among women, with a significant response rate to follow-up surveys (78%). Mobile health clinics significantly enhanced healthcare access for rural Kenyan women after delivery. Continued support and expansion of MHCs are recommended for sustained impact. mobile health clinics, Kenya, post-delivery care, accessibility, utilization, healthcare access 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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Kamau Mutua, Wangari Chepkwambu, Ochieng Kinyanjui, Mwangi Orindi (2004). Mobile Health Clinics' Accessibility and Utilization in Rural Kenya: Impact Assessment on Women's Healthcare Access Six Months Post-Delivery. African Veterinary Pathology, Vol. 2004 No. 1 (2004). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18786267
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Keywords

Mobile Health ClinicsRural AreasGeographic AccessibilityUtilization StudiesPostnatal CareCommunity ParticipationMixed-Methods Analysis

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