Mothers' perceptions and experiences of using maternal health-care services in Rwanda.

Autor:	Tuyisenge G; a Department of Geography , Simon Fraser University , Burnaby , British Columbia , Canada.; b Department of Geography , Western University , London , Ontario , Canada., Hategeka C; c Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine , University of British Columbia , Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada.; d Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of British Columbia , Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada., Kasine Y; e Arthur Labatt School of Nursing , Western University , London , Ontario , Canada., Luginaah I; b Department of Geography , Western University , London , Ontario , Canada., Cechetto D; f Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry , Western University , London , Ontario , Canada., Rulisa S; g College of Medicine and Health Sciences , University of Rwanda , Kigali , Rwanda.; h Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , University Teaching Hospital of Kigali , Kigali , Rwanda.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Women & health [Women Health] 2019 Jan; Vol. 59 (1), pp. 68-84. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jul 24.
DOI:	10.1080/03630242.2018.1434591
Abstrakt:	Reducing barriers to use maternal health care is one of the critical components to improving maternal health. Rwanda is among the countries that have made tremendous efforts to reduce maternal mortality. However, the current maternal mortality ratio is still high which calls for further efforts to be considered. This study used a qualitative approach to understand mothers' perceptions and experiences of using maternal health care in Rwanda. Using in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, data were collected in the Western and Eastern provinces of the country where forty-five women participated in the study from June to August 2014. This paper highlights perceptions of these participants regarding issues that contribute to suboptimal use of maternal health-care services. The geographical, financial, and social-cultural barriers that emerged in this study highlight the need to understand mothers' experiences and perceptions when using maternal health care as Rwanda and other countries strive to reduce negative maternal health outcomes.
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