Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7337529 | Social Science & Medicine | 2013 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
⺠The effect of antenatal care on skilled birth attendance is biased downward in all four countries if endogeneity is not taken into account. ⺠This effect is mediated by the quality of antenatal care service in Kenya and Uganda but not in Ghana and Tanzania. ⺠Women's level of education influence both the quality of antenatal care received and the delivery with professional. ⺠Distance to health facility has negative effect on skilled birth attendance in all countries.
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Authors
Vissého Adjiwanou, Thomas LeGrand,