Ethnic disparities in utilisation of maternal health care services in Ghana
Evidence from the 2007 Ghana Maternal Health Survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12555298 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Kuumuori Ganle (0000-0002-8382-3437, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 85-101 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnicity and Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1355-7858 • E-ISSN: 1465-3419 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13557858.2015.1015499 |
| PMID | 25728254 |
| OpenAlex | W2159683395 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 20 |
Minority ethnic groups reported lower utilisation levels for most of the components of skilled maternity care in Ghana. However, ethnic disparities in utilisation of all the components of ANC in Ghana were less compared to delivery in health facilities, skilled attendance at birth, use of CS and PNC. Therefore, efforts to promote universal access to skilled maternity care not only should target those sub-populations with significantly low utilisation levels but also must focus on those components of maternal health care such as skilled attendance at delivery that demonstrate the greatest disparities. There is also the need to further explore who continues to remain excluded from receiving needed care, and how to encourage such women, especially minority women, to seek skilled care
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| Citations per year | 0.8 |
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| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |