Determinants of Skilled Birth Attendance in the Northern Parts of Ghana
Background. An integral part of the Sustainable Development Goal three is to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services which include skilled delivery by the year 2030. We examined the determinants of skilled delivery among women in the Northern part of Ghana. Methods. Th...
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| description | Background. An integral part of the Sustainable Development Goal three is to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services which include skilled delivery by the year 2030. We examined the determinants of skilled delivery among women in the Northern part of Ghana. Methods. The paper made use of data from the Demographic and Health Survey. Women from the Northern part of Ghana were included in the analysis. Bivariate descriptive analyses coupled with binary logistic regression estimation technique were used to analyse the data. Results. Region of residence, age, household wealth, education, distance to a health facility, religion, parity, partner’s education, and getting money for treatment were identified as the determinants of skilled delivery. While the probability of having a skilled delivery was higher in the Upper East Region, it was lower in the Northern and Upper West Regions compared to the Brong Ahafo Region. Conclusion. Our findings call for more attention from the Ghana Health Service and the Ministry of Health in addressing the skilled delivery gaps among women particularly in the Northern and Upper West Regions in ensuring attainment of the Sustainable Development Goal target related to reproductive health care accessibility for all by the year 2030. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a025d234d1a54e4c9e38ea42986bd0502025-08-20T03:38:11ZengWileyAdvances in Public Health2356-68682314-77842017-01-01201710.1155/2017/91028089102808Determinants of Skilled Birth Attendance in the Northern Parts of GhanaKwamena Sekyi Dickson0Hubert Amu1Department of Population and Health, College of Humanities and Legal Studies, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, GhanaDepartment of Population and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, GhanaBackground. An integral part of the Sustainable Development Goal three is to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services which include skilled delivery by the year 2030. We examined the determinants of skilled delivery among women in the Northern part of Ghana. Methods. The paper made use of data from the Demographic and Health Survey. Women from the Northern part of Ghana were included in the analysis. Bivariate descriptive analyses coupled with binary logistic regression estimation technique were used to analyse the data. Results. Region of residence, age, household wealth, education, distance to a health facility, religion, parity, partner’s education, and getting money for treatment were identified as the determinants of skilled delivery. While the probability of having a skilled delivery was higher in the Upper East Region, it was lower in the Northern and Upper West Regions compared to the Brong Ahafo Region. Conclusion. Our findings call for more attention from the Ghana Health Service and the Ministry of Health in addressing the skilled delivery gaps among women particularly in the Northern and Upper West Regions in ensuring attainment of the Sustainable Development Goal target related to reproductive health care accessibility for all by the year 2030.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9102808 |
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| title | Determinants of Skilled Birth Attendance in the Northern Parts of Ghana |
| title_full | Determinants of Skilled Birth Attendance in the Northern Parts of Ghana |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Determinants of Skilled Birth Attendance in the Northern Parts of Ghana |
| title_short | Determinants of Skilled Birth Attendance in the Northern Parts of Ghana |
| title_sort | determinants of skilled birth attendance in the northern parts of ghana |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9102808 |
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