Structural and functional network characteristics and facility delivery among women in rural Ghana

Structural and functional network characteristics and facility delivery among women in rural Ghana

Abstract Background Health facility births contribute to the prevention of maternal deaths. Although theoretical and empirical evidence suggest that social network characteristics influence facility delivery, examination of this relationship in sub-Saharan Africa is limited. We determined whether ne...

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Main Authors: Leslie E. Cofie, Clare Barrington, Kavita Singh, Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey, Susan Ennett, Suzanne Maman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Social networks
Maternal health
Health facility delivery
Homebirth
Ghana
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-017-1611-2

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