Open AccessHousehold cost of antenatal care and delivery services in a rural community of Kaduna state, northwestern Nigeria
Author(s) -
Mohd Nasiq Sambo,
Gobir A Abdulrazaq,
Anthony Shamang,
Adel Ibrahim
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.110034
Subject(s) - medicine , attendance , population , environmental health , descriptive statistics , maternal death , developing country , standardized mortality ratio , demography , economic growth , statistics , mathematics , sociology , economics
Maternal mortality remains a leading cause of death among women of reproductive age. While Nigeria has only two percent of the global population, it contributes 10% to the global maternal mortality burden. Antenatal care (ANC) reduces the incidence of maternal mortality. However, financial capability affects access to antenatal care. Thus, the rural poor are at a higher risk of maternal mortality.