Modelling prenatal health care utilization in Tajikistan using a two-stage approach
Implications for policy and research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11490292 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nazim Habibov (0000-0003-3862-4348, University of Windsor, corresponding author), N N Habibov, Lida Fan (0000-0002-3059-8264, Lakehead University) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 443-451 |
| Publication date | 2008-08-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Policy and Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-1080 • E-ISSN: 1460-2237 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapol/czn032 |
| PMID | 18757467 |
| OpenAlex | W2129962036 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 18 |
Since the transition from a centrally planned to a market economy, Tajikistan has witnessed a high rate of child and maternal mortality, a decline in the birth rate and a significant drop in public expenditures on health care. Against this backdrop, this paper analyses the determinants of prenatal health care utilization using Andersen's behavioural model, which has been modified to the context of Tajikistan. We applied a two-stage sequential model to data drawn from a nationally representative survey. Binary logit regression is used to predict and explain the probability of using prenatal health care services, while negative binomial regression is used to predict and explain the frequency of using these services. Findings suggest that higher educational attainment increases the utilization of prenatal care. Conversely, poverty, limited knowledge about matters related to sex, low quality of health care service, lack of public infrastructure, as well as absence of or long distance of travel to the nearest health facility, all reduce the utilization of prenatal health care. Health policy and research implications are presented and discussed.
Business · Context (archaeology) · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · Environmental health · Geography · Health care · Logistic regression · Population · Poverty · Prenatal care · Public health · Global Health Care Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Nursing · Health Policy
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
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| Citations per year | 0,81 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2023 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |