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Abstract
This article explores the hypothesis that formal education of women influences the use of maternal health-care services in Peru, net of the mother's childhood place of residence, household socioeconomic status and access to health-care services. The findings are consistent with the hypothesis; both cross-sectional and fixed-effects logit models yield quantitatively important and statistically reliable estimates of the positive effect of maternal schooling on the use of prenatal care and delivery assistance. In addition, large differentials were found in the utilization of maternal health-care services by place of residence, suggesting that much greater efforts on the part of the government are required if modern maternal health-care services are to reach women in rural areas.Entities:
Keywords: Altitude; Americas; Data Analysis; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Distance; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Environment; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Geographic Factors; Health; Health Services; Infant Mortality; Latin America; Maternal Health Services; Maternal-child Health Services; Mortality; Mothers; Multivariate Analysis; Parents; Peru; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Prenatal Care; Primary Health Care; Research Methodology; Rural Health Services; Rural Population; Rural Spatial Distribution; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; South America; Spatial Distribution; Statistical Regression; Statistical Studies; Studies; Urban Population
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Year: 1992 PMID： 10148665
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Health Transit Rev ISSN： 1036-4005