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The Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
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ISSN: 1606-0997
EISSN: 1606-0997
Vol. 27, No. 5, 2009, pp. 696-703
Bioline Code: hn09069
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
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The Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, Vol. 27, No. 5, 2009, pp. 696-703

 en Household Decision-making about Delivery in Health Facilities: Evidence from Tanzania
Danforth, E.J.; Kruk, M.E.; Rockers, P.C.; Mbaruku, G. & Galea, S.

Abstract

This study investigated how partners' perceptions of the healthcare system influence decisions about delivery-location in low-resource settings. A multistage population-representative sample was used in Kasulu district, Tanzania, to identify women who had given birth in the last five years and their partners. Of 826 couples in analysis, 506 (61.3%) of the women delivered in the home. In multivariate analysis, factors associated with delivery in a health facility were agreement of partners on the importance of delivering in a health facility and agreement that skills of doctors are better than those of traditional birth attendants. When partners disagreed, the opinion of the woman was more influential in determining delivery-location. Agreement of partners regarding perceptions about the healthcare system appeared to be an important driver of decisions about delivery-location. These findings suggest that both partners should be included in the decision-making process regarding delivery to raise rates of delivery at facility.

Keywords
Delivery; Healthcare; Health services; Maternal mortality; Partner's influence; Tanzania

 
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