Factors associated with women’s healthcare decision-making during and after pregnancy in urban slums in Mumbai, India

A cross-sectional analysis

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ID15358307
AuthorsNeha Batura (0000-0002-8175-8125, University College London, corresponding author), Stavros Poupakis (0000-0002-2688-5404, University College London), Sushmita Das (0000-0002-6599-1402, Society for Nutrition Education and Health Action), Ujwala Bapat (Society for Nutrition Education and Health Action), Glyn Alcock (University College London), Jolene Skordis-Worrall (0000-0002-8633-0208, University College London), Jolene Skordis, Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli (0000-0001-6365-2944, University College London), Shanti Pantvaidya (0000-0001-6529-9726, Society for Nutrition Education and Health Action), David Osrin (0000-0001-9691-9684, University College London)
Year2022
Volume22
Issue1
Pages743-743
Publication date2022-04-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-022-13216-7
PMID35418068
OpenAlexW4224039422
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited29

Exclusion of women from maternal healthcare decision-making threatens the effectiveness of health interventions. Factors such as age, employment, education, and household size need to be considered when designing health interventions targeting new mothers living in challenging conditions, such as urban slums in low- and middle-income countries

Biostatistics · Cross-sectional study · Economic growth · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Obstetrics · Pathology · Pregnancy · Public health · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Nursing · Social and Economic Development in India · Epidemiology

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