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Religion as a Social Determinant of Maternal Health Care Service Utilisation in Nigeria
Authors: Bola L. Solanke, Olusegun A. Oladosu, Ambrose Akinlo, and Samson O. Olanisebe
Source: African Population Studies, 29(2):1868-1881; DOI: 10.11564/29-2-761
Topic(s): Health care utilization
Maternal health
Religion
Country: Africa
  Nigeria
Published: MAR 2015
Abstract: This study examines the relationship between religious affiliation and utilisation of maternal health care services using 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey data. The outcome variable is utilisation of maternal health care service measured by antenatal care and place of delivery. The explanatory variables were religion and three purposively selected social determinants of health, namely the social gradient, work condition and social exclusion. The chi-square test and multinomial logistic regression were applied. Result show that 50.7% had the recommended 4 or more antenatal care visits; 23.4% and 13.5% respectively utilise public and private sector facilities for their most recent child delivery. The relative risk of having 4 or more antenatal visits reduce by a factor of 0.7863 for Muslim women (p<0.05), and increase by a factor of 5.3806 for women in higher social ladder (p<0.01). Religion should be integrated into the social determinants of health framework. Keywords: Religion, maternal, health care, utilisation, women, social determinant
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