Abstract
A Study on Utilization of Maternal Health Services and Factors Influencing the Utilization in Urban Slums of Lucknow
Highlights
Despite various health programs and policies in the country, maternal health care service utilization by eligible women remains sub-optimal esp. in disadvantaged subsets of population
For maternal health has improved in India mainly due to NRHM2 but Maternal mortality and morbidity continue to be high despite the existence of national programs which could be due to sub optimal levels of utilization of services[3,4] especially amongst the rural poor and urban slum population.[5]
The Current study found that the utilization of maternal health care services (ANC and Post Natal Care (PNC)) decreased as the birth order of the study participant increases
Summary
Despite various health programs and policies in the country, maternal health care service utilization by eligible women remains sub-optimal esp. in disadvantaged subsets of population. For maternal health has improved in India mainly due to NRHM2 but Maternal mortality and morbidity continue to be high despite the existence of national programs which could be due to sub optimal levels of utilization of services[3,4] especially amongst the rural poor and urban slum population.[5] Studies have found the need for such services is greatest, i.e., among disadvantaged populations.[6,7,8,9] Various studies conducted worldwide and in India have recognized socio-economic, demographic factors and service delivery environment as important determinants for the use of maternal health services.[10,11,12,13,14,15,16]. Scarce research is available in the context of Uttar Pradesh of India
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