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Study on the factors associated with postpartum visits in rural China.
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- Optimal Strategies for Screening Common Birth Defects in Children of Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.Neonatology · 2025Pooled it
- Inhibitors and facilitators to the utilization of postpartum care in China: an integrative review.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2022Pooled it
- Are populations of postpartum women differentially served by community health worker programs: an observational cohort study from Zanzibar, Tanzania.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Observational
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- Utilization of Postnatal Healthcare Services Delivered through Home Visitation and Health Facilities for Mothers and Newborns: An Integrative Review from Developing Countries.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2020Review
- Impact of new rural cooperative medical scheme on the equity of health services in rural China.BMC health services research · 2018Article
- Associations between social capital and maternal depression: results from a follow-up study in China.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Article
- Determinants of the utilization of postpartum family visits: Evidence from rural areas of Eastern China.PloS one · 2018Article
- Effect of the new rural cooperative medical system on farmers' medical service needs and utilization in Ningbo, China.BMC health services research · 2016Article
- The relationship between socioeconomic indicators during pregnancy and gynecological appointment at any time after childbirth.International journal for equity in health · 2015Article
- Factors Associated With Prescribed Antenatal Care Utilization: A Cross-Sectional Study in Eastern Rural China.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPostpartum visits (PPVs) have been advocated as a way to improve health outcomes for mothers and their infants, but the rate of PPVs is still low in rural China. This study aims to investigate the utilization of PPVs and to explore the factors associated with PPVs in rural China. Parity is the most concerned factor in this study.
methodsA cross-sectional household survey was performed in two counties of Zhejiang province. Questions include socio-economic, health services and women's delivery data. Chi-square tests and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with PPVs.
results223 women who had a delivery history in the recent five years were enrolled in analyses. 173 (78%) of them were primiparous. Among the primiparous women, 43 (25%) had not received any PPVs. The majority, 27 (55%) of the 49 multiparous women, had not received any PPVs. Multiparous women were less likely to receive PPVs than primiparous women. Among 223 puerperal women, 47 (21%) had been compensated for delivery fee expenses. Women who received compensation were found to be more likely to receive standard (at least 3) PPVs.
conclusionsIt was found that women with "second babies" were less likely to use PPVs. This could be an unintended consequence of the "one-child policy", due to fear that contact with public health facilities could result in sanctions. This phenomenon should be taken seriously by government in order to improve the health of babies and their mothers. Financial compensation for delivery fee charges can improve the use of PPVs, thus free-of-charge delivery should be promoted.
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