Utilization of maternal health-care services in Peru: the role of women's education

Type Working Paper - Health Transition Centre, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University
Title Utilization of maternal health-care services in Peru: the role of women's education
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Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2004
URL http://hdl.handle.net/1885/41194
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.

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