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GHOTBI Nader
Department Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of Asia Pacific Studies Position Professor |
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| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2020/11/20 |
| Type | Research paper |
| Peer Review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | Factors influencing utilization of postnatal care visits in Afghanistan |
| Contribution Type | Joint Work |
| Journal | Nagoya Journal of Medical Science |
| Journal Type | Japan |
| Publisher | Nagoya University Medical Library |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 82(4),pp.711-723 |
| Total page number | 12 |
| Author and coauthor | Raz Mohammad Khan Khankhell1,
Nader Ghotbi Shafiqullah Hemat |
| Details | The study found that the utilization of PNC visits in Afghanistan is low; among 8,581 women (44%) who utilized PNC visits and 10,924 women (56%) who didn’t, the women’s age, place of residence, parity, education, occupation, number of antenatal care (ANC) visits, place of delivery, exposure to public media, the woman’s role in decision making and needing a permission to seek healthcare were found to be associated with the level of utilization of PNC visits. Based on the study results, health promotion interventions are recommended to increase the utilization of PNC visits. |
| URL for researchmap | https://www.med.nagoya-u.ac.jp/medlib/nagoya_j_med_sci/824/12_Khankhell.pdf |