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ArticleFrontiers in global women's health2022

Accessing Maternal Health Care in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study in Two Districts of Assam, India.

Rashmi Padhye, Anusha Purushotham, Maitrayee Paul, Nilangi Sardeshpande, Ramnath Ballala, Shelley Dhar, Sunil Kaul, Renu Khanna

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Article in Frontiers in global women's health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rashmi PadhyeSociety for Health Alternatives (SAHAJ), Vadodara, India.
Anusha PurushothamPiramal Swasthya Management and Research Institute, Hyderabad, India.
Maitrayee PaulInstitute of Development Action (IDeA) - The Ant, Guwahati, India.
Nilangi SardeshpandeSociety for Health Alternatives (SAHAJ), Vadodara, India.
Ramnath BallalaPiramal Swasthya Management and Research Institute, Hyderabad, India.
Shelley DharPiramal Swasthya Management and Research Institute, Hyderabad, India.
Sunil KaulInstitute of Development Action (IDeA) - The Ant, Guwahati, India.
Renu KhannaSociety for Health Alternatives (SAHAJ), Vadodara, India.
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Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent national lockdown in India compelled the health system to focus on COVID-19 management. Information from the field indicated the impact of COVID- 19 on the provision of maternal health services. This research presents users' and providers' perspectives about the effect of the pandemic on maternal health services in select districts of Assam. Methods: The study was undertaken to understand the status of maternal health service provision and challenges faced by 110 pregnant and recently delivered women, 38 health care providers and 18 Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Committee members during COVID-19 pandemic. Telephonic interviews were conducted with the users identified through simple random sampling. Healthcare providers and the community members were identified purposively. Results: Most of the interviewed women reported that they could access the health services, but had to spend out-of-pocket (for certain services) despite accessing the services from government health facilities. Healthcare providers highlighted the lack of transportation facilities and medicine unavailability as challenges in providing routine services. The study revealed high proportion of Caesarian section deliveries (42.6%, Discussion: This research hypothesizes the supply-side (health system) factors and demand-side (community-level) factors converged to affect the access to maternal health services. Health system preparedness by ensuring availability of all services at the last mile and strengthening existing community-reliant health services is recommended for uninterrupted good quality and affordable maternal health service provision.

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antenatal careCOVID-19C-sectionexpenditure on health serviceshealth services provisionmaternal healthstillbirth

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